CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

APPLES: The U. S. 1968 apple crop is expected to total 5.4 billion pounds,

about 1 percent less than last year and 10 percent below average.
Prospects declined in 10 States in August, because of hot, dry weather,
especially in the South and East.

In the East, apple production is expected to be about 4 percent less
than last year and about 5 percent below average. Rhode Island, Connecti~
cut, Virginia, and the Carolinas, expect larger crops than last year. In
New England, the crop is on schedule; apples have good size and are be~
ginning to color. In New York, August rainfall was sufficient for good
sizing, and color is near normal. Harvest of early varieties is active.
McIntosh harvest is expected to begin in the Hudson Valley September 11,
in lake Champlain on September 16 in the Lake Ontario region on September 19.
In New Jersey, hot, dry weather in August reduced prospects, but recently,
cooler temperatures induced good coloring. Cleanup of Late Sumer
varieties continued and harvest of Fall varieties including Jonathans was
active. Hot, dry weather retarded sizing in Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, and some mountain areas of West Virginia. Pennsylvania Rambos
of excellent size and quality are being picked. In Virginia, crop con=
ditions are good, and recently, cooler temperatures reaulted in improved
color, Harvest of Golden Delicious started August 26. Harvest of Red
Delicious in Virginia and Maryland wil2 begin in mid-September.

In the Central States, production is expected to be about 5 percent
above last year. Apples progressed well throughout the Central States
because rains provided adequate moisture, and, recently, cool temperatures
aided color. In Northern Ohio, harvest of fall varieties began in late
August. Harvest of winter varieties is expected to begin the last week
of September. In Indiana, harvest of Grimes and Jonathans was expected
to begin in early September. Arter September 15, harvest of these
and the Delicious varieties will. be active. In Illinois, the crop is of
good quality and large size. In Michigan, harvest of Farly varieties is
nearing completion. McIntosh harvest was beginning September 1, Jonathan
harvest will begin about mid-September; and Delicious, a few days later.
Sizes are running above average. In Minnesota, a mid-month hot spell
retarded coloring and sizing, but cooler weather and rain have improved
them. In Missouri, harvest of some varieties began the last of August.
In Kentucky, harvest progressed in August, later varieties were showing
good to excellent condition.

In the Western States, production is expected to be about the same as
last year, as increased production in California is expected to nearly
offset reduced prospects in Washington. ‘In Idaho, the apple crop is in
good condition. Harvest of fall varieties is expected to begin in mid-
September; winter varieties, about September 23. In Colorado, harvest of
Delicious and Jonathan is expected to begin the last week of September.
In New Mexico, harvest is continuing, and fruit is in good condition.


CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

CLOVER AND TIMOTHY, AND MIXTURES OF CLOVER AND GRASSES FOR HAY 1/

Maine : (1.33 1.5 1.40 380 332 303

N. : 1.39 1.60 1.50 12 138 122

Vt. t 1.59 1675 1.75 571 58h 567
Mess. t 1.62 1675 1.75 187 17 172

R. I. : 1.70 1.90 1.9 17 lz 15
Conn. : 1559 1.90 1.70 123 8 4

N. YX. ey s 1.85 41.0 2,075 2,270 2,308

N. J. : 1456 1.85 1.70 2 1 es 220
Pas to £98. 2 TO aw — 130 --- 208.
Ohio Qi Le Te 1, aba 1,626 $33
Ind. : 1.68 1.70 1685 820 660 875
Tm. : WB 1.95 2205 1,130 NT 1,007
Mich. : 1.40 1.50 1.55 5h8 478 519
Wis. te BBL PO eb 22 _ _ 800. _ 20035 _
Minn. : 1.59 1-50 1.60 85 870 92
Towa > «1.92 2.05 2025 1,860 1,484 1,304
Mo. : 1.32 1.60 1.60 1,708 1,938 1,976
Nebr. : Lele 1.65 1.20 120 86 62
Kans. 2 29 6 8 3332-2 og-
Del. : 1.58 210 1490 29 38 Ed
Ma. : 1.43 1.95 1.80 294 kis 383

va. : 1.24 1.50 1.70 596 825 ga

We Vas 2 a 1.50 1250 307 603 615
N.C. Le a ee Dee 212 _ - _ 252. __ _ 270 _
¥y. > Lay Le 79 1,264 138
‘Tenn. 3 1.38 L ‘e 1ek5 495 850 621
Ala. : 127 1.40 1025 Le 63 56
Miss. : 1.48 1.50 3630 156 195 2
Ark. i = e231 Sas <> RE *-.-S 175. 92
Mont. : 152 65 1660 ie ise tee
Idaho : 1h iiss 1.40 188 186 185
Wyo. : 1.13 1.30 1.15 190 239 au
Colo. : 1.46 145 1.35 315 333 304

Ne Mex. 3 1.37 1-70 1665 3 32 31
Utah 2 1.65 75 1675 B 86 8
Nev. 2 1.26 1.25 1.2 64 64 4g
Wash, 2 «1696 1.95 2.00 460 Lhs 456
areg. 1. 2-76 080 8
ae 8 tN Th Te 90 FB _ BATS _ 24,005.

2/ Excludes sweetclover and lespedeza hay.

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Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

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31.2 37.0
34.5 32.0
28.2 41.0
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40.7 51.0
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33-9 2965
43.6 49.0
37.6 47.0
34.7 48.0
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67.2 15.0
5164 60.0
» kge 58.0
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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

BARLEX: Production of barley is forecast at 425 million bushels, up 15
percent from last year and 7 percent above the 1962-66 average.

Changes in estimates from September 1 to final have averaged 8 million

bushels over the past decade--ranging from 1 to 15 million bushels.

Prospects declined in August because of cool, wet weather in Idaho
and Oregon. In some areas, barley both standing and in the swath was
sprouting, reducing quality. The Netional yield is estimated at 42.5
bushels per acre, 2.2 bushels above Iast year, and 4.7 bushels above
average,

By September 1, harvest was lagging from Minnesota westward. About
one-fifth of the Red River Valley barley in Minnesota remained to be har=
vested. Nearly half the Montana crop was harvested, compared with three~
fourths a year earlier. Harvest in North Dakota, Idaho, and Oregon also
trailed last year's pace.

RICE: Production prospects declined slightly in August and is now
estimated at 109.9 million cwt. This is about 1 percent below the
month earlier forecast, but 23 percent above last year and 48 per~

cent above the 1962-66 average. Yield per acre is indicated at 4,657

pounds, 107 powmds more than the 1967 yield and 583 pounds above the

average, Both production and yield per acre are record high for the 7th
consecutive year. During the past decade, changes in the estimate between

September 1 and the final estimate have averaged 1.9 million cwt.--ranging

from 0.5 million to 3.5 million.

Production in the Southern States is expected to total 86.2 million
cwt., 2 percent above last year. In Texas and Louisiana harvest was
interrupted by showery weather in August but was about two-thirds complete.
Iast year by September 1 harvest bad been 95 percent completed in Texas,
and 75 percent completed in Louisiana. In Arkansas, harvest was just get-
ting under way. Heavy lodging occurred, especially in Louisiana, and
yields were turning out lower than expected earlier.

California rice production is indicated at 23.8 million cwt., down 2
percent from a month earlier but 35 percent above last year. Harvest of
early varieties started in the last week of August, somewhat earlier
than usual.

SORGHUM GRAIN: Production is expected to total 791 million bushels, 3
ent above last year's record crop and 33 percent
above the 196-6 avers » Changes in the production estimate between
September 1 and harvest have averaged 18 million bushels over the past
decade, ranging from negligible to 68 million bushels. Sorghum grain
generally developed well in the important producing areas of the Central
and Southern Plains. Hot, dry weather during August caused some
deterioration in parts of South Dakota and northern areas of Nebraska.
However, prospects improved from a month earlier in most major producing
areas of Nebraska. Condition deteriorated during August in much of the
Southeastern part of the Nation because of hot and dry weather.

Sorghum to be harvested for grain, at 14,2 million acres, is 6 percent
below last year but 14 percent above average. Acreage fcr grain
barvest is up 7 percent in Kansas but below a year earlier in most other

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA
POTATOES, IRISH 1/ 1969 CROP

1969 as per-
2 cent of 1968
5000" 1,000 7 7 TT
acres Cut. acres acres Percent
Winter:
Florida

California

Va

N.C. 2 106 110 2,142 2,185 2,090
8.c¢ nn) 65 338 210 162
Ga. : 82 85 197 720 722
Tenn. : oT rie 456 264 231
Ala. : Th 15 478 464 435,
Migs. t 76 966 1,105 880
Ark. : 72 85 170 171 178
la. : 5 85 3,814 4,116 4,505
Okla. Fy 65 TO 70 46

Texas : 65 80 8he 810 960
N. Mex. : 8h 68 81 36 34
Calif. 81!

Idaho : 1,750 1,516 Ty > 3516 . = 006
Wash. : 1,632 1,660 1,500 33,127 32,204 28,800
: 1490 Lio aty 75301 6,160

1,940 1 5292! shoe 2,400 _

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/ Harvested production. Includes 1,790,000 pounds destroyed in kiln and warehouse
fires in Washington and California. Production also includes 34,000 pounds of hops
held in reserve in Washington and Oregon under Federal Market Order 991. af Total
production. Quantities available for market will be governed by regulations issued
under Federal Marketing Order 991.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Seasonal toe <teresee.. — "Yield per harve eae ae Production --
group te Rarvested_: Indi- : : : 3 -
and rAveregs a gG7 ‘uted itpeetetLMT + cated: Average 1967 teated
~ a — Stabe 2. 219626622) 21968 7? te. 12968 199200, "31068 _
2,000 1,000 O00 1,000 12,000 1,000
MENTER: > BGreg acres acres Cyt. Cit. Cwte cub. ait owte
Fla. 3 8.8 119 114.5 158 130 170 Res 2,142 14955
Caliz. 2233. 12.8 10.5 _ 22a _ B15 _ _aBo_ 2.726. 2.752 1,890
Total 2 BhO abe 2-0 _ 19k _ 198 _ 175. 4,092. _h 80h 3,845
Fla.~Hastings : 25.4 21.6 27.5 159 110 160 4,029 2,376 4,h00
-Other H 2.5 26 3.1 123 100 130 296 260 403
Texas 7 Pak 38 26 _ 0. _80_. 95. 200. ~30h_ _ 2h7
Total 2 2 30.2 28.0 33-2 150 _ 105 _ 152. nye 2,940 5,050 _
JATE SPRING:
N. Ce :
8. E. Counties W.2 10.0 9.5 We 150 150 1,446 1,500 1,425
“Other Counties : 23 23 22 107 1200 120 any 276 = 64
8. Ce + Qh 1b . 93 125 80 220 175 32
Ala. : 145 14.0 12.0 136 130 125 (1,976 1/1,82 1,375
Miss. 30 3.0 25 70 15 208 270-188
Ark, : 29 23 20 61 & 15 176 184 150
Ta. : 363 28 25 56 6h oT 181 179 = ke
Okla. : ld 6 5 6h 65 65 69 39 32
Texas 2 505 663 520 99 100 105 552 630 525
Ariz. + 10.0 10.9 10.1 235 250 20 2,328 2,725 2,h4eb
Caliz. > 46.5 ho.8 38.6 . 332 _ 300 _ - 3 15.366 15,936. 13,510
Total + 101.6103. 84.3 _ 224 _ 230 _ 238 22,769_ 23,734 20,067
EARYY SUMMER: 3
>, : 3-7 2.6 23 1 110 10 403 286216
Kans. : 18 815 Lh 9 85 95 165 128 133
Del. : 8.8 85 61 191 200 200 1,687 1,700 1,620
Ma. Fy 2.3 1.9 1.9 151 160 170 348 304 = 323
Va.-Eastern Shore : 23.0 26.8 28.7 131 138 155 3,008 3,698 &,A48
Other : 33 28 25 78 G 200 259 252 250
Ne Ce : 3.0 20 18 110 ilo 95 330 220 «TL
Ky. : 5.8 38 3.2 69 70 65 398 266 = 208
Tenn. : 53 4.6 46 81 & TT has 368 = 35h
Ala. 3 5-5 6.0 6.0 5 435 125 635 810 750
Texas : 12.7 194 12.0 184 te 190 2,330 3,395 3,610
Calif. bo 2729. Tah S-2 ~ 333 _ 3h a3 - 3 2,634 _2,553_ 2,135
Total > _ 83.8" 87.3_ 85.6 | L51 _ 260 _ o 167_ 12,662” 13,980 14,278 _
LATE SUMMER: :
Ne YorLe Ie : 10.3 6.9 2/8.2 255 220 260 2,623 1,518 2,132
Ne Je : 17.2 16.0 14.0 226 260 270 3,867 4,160 3,780
Ohio : ko 3.5 3.5 182 ey 180 n9 612 630
Ind. H 144 1.2 10 147 155 210 209-155
pub : 2h 2.5 24 ob 5 150 300 412 360
Mich. : 10.5 10.9 Ill 139 170 165 1,459 1,853 1,832
Wis. : 20.4 17.5 17-5 19. 220 185 3,875 3,850 3,238
Minn. 3 6.9 72 Teh 201 2h 235 1,360 1,728 1,739
Towa + 3.3 29 29 156 170 170 511 ry 493
Nebr. > 362 20600 2k 165 165 526 kag 396
Ma. 2 1.1 8 * 117 140140 126 112


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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA
APRICOTS, PRUNES, PLUMS AND NECTARTNES

APRICOTS:
California
Washington
Uteh

United States

PRUNES AND PLUMS:
Michigan
Idaho
Washington
Oregon

Total 4 states

PRUNES: 2/
California

PLUMS:
California

NECTARINES:
California

ve Includes quantities unharvested on account of economic conditions, and exceas
cullage of harvested fruit.

2/ Dried basie: The drying ratio is approximately 23 pounds of fresh fruit to
1 pound dried.

Tee Se ae ) Reneeeeaneamenen
Crop and State Indicated
ee es eee eee eb ULL

Tons
ALMONDS:
California 75,000
FILBERTS:
Oregon 8,400
Washington oe BL HO GL
United States 89558 oon 2 0TE
WALNUTS:
California 86,000
Oregon an OO LL
United States 88,900

1/ Includes quantities unharvested on account of economic conditions.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

FRUNES AND PLUMS: The 1968 production of es in California is forecast

at 160,000 tons, fried basis) 2 percent below last
season's output but 5 percent above average. Harvest of prunes started
early in August but slowed due to substantial rains. The dry-away for
the crop harvested to date is about normal. Quality of dried prunes is
reported to be very good with a good range of sizes.

The California plum crop is expected to total 110,000 tons, 12 per~
cent above 1967 and 8 percent above average. Harvest of plums is near~
ing completion but light supplies of late plums will be available through
September,

The production of prunes and in Michigen, Idaho, Washington,
and Oregon is expected to total 43,80 tons, 41 percent less than last
year and the 5-year average. The Oregon crop, hard hit by spring freezes,
is only a third as large as last year. Harvest in Oregon is virtually
complete. Washington has a larger crop than in 1967. Harvesting is to
end in early September, Cool, wet weather in Idaho during August caused
prunes to shrivel on the trees. Considerable abandonment is expected.
Supplies of late primes for fresh market are light. Early prumes were
not affected by the adverse weather conditions.

EIGS: Production of Kadotas for canning is expected to be lighter than

usual with maturity running somewhat later than normal. Black
Missions are developing well and picking is underway for both fresh use
and drying. There is an excellent crop of Calimyrnas. Quality of dried
figs is expected to be goods

OLIVES: In California there was a generally heavy set of olives following

last year's extremely light crop. Recent cool weather has been
favorable for size growth, Picking for canning is expected to be active
in most districts around mid-September.

ALMONDS: California's prospective almond crop of 75,000 tons (in shell) is
2 percent less than last year but 10 percent above average. Har-

vest was underway in August but slowed in some localities due to rain.

Nuts are of good size and quality.

RILBERTS: ‘The 1968 crop of filverts in Oregon and Washington is forecast

at 9,075 tons, 20 percent more than last year and 6 percent
above average. Crop prospects have declined since August 1, due toa
heavy drop of blanks resulting in many single nut clusterse Heavy rains
in August slowed preparation of orchards, needed before the filled nuts
start to drop. Harvest is expected to begin in some orchards about mid-
September,

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

total 88,900 tons, 16 percent more than last year and 3 percent
above average. In California, trees set a larger crop than last year and
growing conditions have been generally favorable. Oregon's crop is spotty,
blight 1s evident in some orchards, and dropping of blank nuts has been
heavy.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

t
3 39
. ho 29
No. : LT 145 1.30 eg 352 286
Kans, 2 1.25 1.65 1.50 39 46 33
Del, : 499 1.60 1,20 8 to 6
Md. 2 1.05 1.40 1.30 25 1B ay
va. :  .9T 1.25 1.20 99 75 60
W. Va. : 1,01 2.30 2.25 8 8 7
N.C, 3 1.07 1.25 1.10 137 84 63
8. C. s 1.07 1.20 1.05 ho 35 27
Ga. : Lek 1.40 1.20 64 50 41
ky. «127 1.55 1.35 643 617 463
Tem. : 12h 1.45 1.10 493 359
Ala, + 1,20 1.40 1.20 91 80
Miss. : 1.50 1.70 1.60 162 170 14h
Ark, : 1.26 1.75 1.65 ake 268 252
ta, : 1.70 2,00 2,00 51 28 22
Okla. tT LL Le LLL 10h a7
We Bo t. £23 2 RS 2 L - 2BMO _ P2521 OL
WILD HAY
TU TTT Wy DT Xted per acre ~~ Da TD DD Eroauctiten” “IIIT
State 2: Average : :Preliminary: Average ¢ t Preliminary
_----- iE tgenee 3 1967 Nyse peenes 7 Toes
: 1,000 T,000 1,000
2 Tons tons te yn
Minn, : 1,23 1.25 ba) 7 185
N. Dak. : LOL 85 95 1,603 1,283 1,333
8. Dak. $5 +15 80 1,572 1,470 L
Nebr. 2 475 215 65 1,987 1,824 1,581
Kans. 2 1,07 1,30 1.10 812 98h 833
Okla, t 1.10 1.40 1.30 499 568 538
Mont. + 9 1,05 2,00 588 614 585
Tdaho : 12h 145 1.20 127 U8 12h
Wyo. 2 .€2 1,00 85 316 397 334
Colo. 2 1.03 1.15 2.05 295 343
N.Mex, > 48 +75 +90 18 17 18
Utah 2 1.2 1.35 1.30 81 88 8h
Nev, > 698 1.00 290 210 193 12
Wash. 2 1.26 1,40 1.30 6 70 65
Oreg. + 21.15 1ehO 1.00 306 405 ay
Calif, A aa OR Yo a <r +o
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FEED CROP PROSPECTS*
September 1, 1968

Goad to excellent
fair

$B poor RELATIVE CONDITIONS OR
BB very poor PROSPECTS AS INDICATED BY
"REPORTS FROM CROP CORRE
‘SPONDENTS ON “ALL CROPS”
Us 8) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG. SRS 217=60 (9) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

FEED CROP PROSPECTS*
September 1, 1967

PERCENT
OF NORMAL

80 and over Good to excellent
65 to 80 Fair
50 to 65 ERB Poor

35 to 50 HJ Very poor ‘*4S REPORTED BY
CROP CORRESPONDENTS

U.S) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG. SAS 207-6719) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968

57. 50.0
52.8 48.0
55.8 58.0
49.9 53-0

te -- 61.0 2
65 5.5
48.7 53.0
36.4 39-0
44.6 36.0
37-0 46.5
33.8 43.5
5 x)

~ did -- RS ----8
Ak 48.0
4h 52.0
40.0 41.0
40.7 46.0
37-0 36.0
f.8 35.0

a 3398 LL, 3TO

R:) i

38.5 41.0
35-3 35.0
bho 55.0
51.4 59.0
34.5 hl.0
27.0 30.0

nt ee a
396 37-0
52.0 4B.0
36.0 4h.
384 42.5
5204 61.0
44.8 50.0
5342 45.0
45.4 40.0
a. HT NTO
45.7 49.0

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

T FeSaae En”
1967 :
1,000
dushels
2,395
296
26,508 22,308
20 2 878
P0250 _ 25,878.
£07 ~ “haoug ~ “et?
62.0 23,185 14,352
64.0 6b,m2 hh, 718
58.0 32,855 2b, 486
2.9. _ 113,670 _ LOD S18. --
57.0 150,035 ~ 157,232
60.0 115,74 92,326 103" 500
45.0 10,279 8,580 10,980
48.0 87,986 61,272 102,960
43.0 91,861 209,600 105,393
26.0 23,642 19,618 13,832
o~- - D2 ~~ 218 ~~ - - L.5_ ~~
16 88
ae 1,573 1, 200 1,350
48.0 2,479 2,860 880
42.0 793 615 TU
50.0 6,347 6,716 6,950
4o.0 4,948 3,420 3,160
io 4,856 3,500 *9n8
O38 OT LL ho
40.0 1,081 T 680
LS.) 2,297 2,845 1,645
37-0 1,600 1,050 999
53.0 3,471 3,300 3,180
64.0 4,159 4,307 4,992
37.0 1,340 2,558 1,258
3520 55389 3,360 620
pO -- PAT -. - G8 ___ aolbw--
ii2.0 572 ~ ~ 5,280 F175
52.0 4,681 2,976 3,468
42,0 3,425 4, O48 303
40.0 3,312 2,988 2,960
53.0 1,113 1,281 1,166
45.0 143 50 4s
49.0 3,865 1,665 24850
46.0 6,270 3,760

52.6 911,628 781,867

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CROP PRODUCTION, Septenber 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

In Washington, apples progressed well because of below normal
temperatures and above normal rainfall. The general release date for
Delicious apples was set for September 10, Some Red and Golden Delicious
apples were picked end released for shipment about August 26. Jonathan
harvest has also started. Delicious, Romes, Winesap, and Jonathen are of
excellent quality, In Oregon, size and quality is expected to be good;
harvest of early varieties started at Hood River in mid-August, In
California, picking of Gravenstein apples is near completion, Picking of
Other Fall and Winter varieties, except Rome Beauty, has begun in some
areas and is expected to advance rapidly in the next few weeks, Sizing
has been a problem in some areas,

PEACHES: The 1968 peach crop is forecast at 3.6 billion pounds, 3% percent
above last year and 3 percent more than aversze, Excluding

California Clingstones, used mostly for canning, the Nation's crop is

expected to total 1,889 million pounds, 44 percent more than in 1967 but

3 percent below average.

California's Clingstone crop is estimated at 1,710 million pounds,
24 percent above last year and 9 percent above average, Harvest was active
in August, and only extra late varieties remain to be picked. California's
Freestone harvest 1s nearly completed, Production at 470 million pounds is
up 14 percent from last year but 21 percent below average. Washington's
peach harvest is nearly completed--output is only half of last year,

Movement of Elbertas in Colorado was active the first week in September,
Production, at 36 million pounds, is about average but more than 5 times as
much as in 1967; In.Michigan, hervest of a short crop of 30 million pounds
is nearly completed.

New Jersey production prospects declined sharply, because dry weather
in August prevailed in the important South Jersey area, The current
estimate of 155 million pounds is down 20 million pounds from a month earlier,
Volume supplies of late varieties will be available until about mid-September,

Pennsylvania's above average crop is past peak, but light supplies of late
varieties remain to be picked,

In the South Atlantic States, most had been harvested by September 1.

PEARS: This year's pear crop is now forecast at 628,250 tons, 36 percent
more than last year but 1 percent below average. Improved
prospects from a month earlier in Colorado, Utah, and Washington, more than
offset reductions in Pennsylvania end California, Bartlett pear production
in the Pacific Coast States is estimated at 457,000 tons, nearly 71
percent more than last year's short crop and 9 percent above average,
Indicated production of “other than Bartlett" pears in these States, at
130,000 tons, is 10 percent less than last year end 7 percent below
average. Pear production in other States 1s 18 percent below last year and
43 percent below average.


CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

In Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, sizes were running smaller than
expected, Hot weather slowed harvest in Michigan and in Minnesota during
August. Wide variations of temperature reduced prospects for the Wisconsin
erop, Nebraska and Colorado growers were harvesting good quality crops,
having better than expected yields per acre. In the Columbia Basin area
of Washington, harvest of Norgolds was nearly completed, Some Burbanks
were being dug hy September 1. The California crop has developed exception-
ally well, and digging was progressing in all areas.

Production of the garly summer crop is placed at 14,278,000 hundred-
weight, compared with 13,980,000 hundredweight in 1967, The Delaware harvest
was nearly completed by September 1. Virginia growers on the Eastern Shore
expected to finish up early in September. Rains delayed harvest in some
Texas areas and more acreage will be harvested after September 1 than was
last year. Harvest was virtually completed by September 1 in California.

Intended plantings for the 1969 winter potato crop in Florida and
California are estimated at 20,200 acres for harvest in 1969. This is 9
percent below the 22,200 acres planted for the 1968 crop. Florida growers
intend to equal lest years acreage; put California growers intend to
continue their downward trend, Planting of the early acreage is underway
in the Florida Everglades. Barly plantings have been completed in the
Riverside County and the Kern-fulare District of California but the late
portion of the crop is still being planted in the central San Joaquin
Valley Counties,

The Utilization Report, issued September 6, shows potatoes sold for
table stock from the 1967 crop totaled 131.4 million hundredweight, 2 per-
cent less than a year earlier and 6 percent less than from the 1965 crop.
The quantity processed for food products (excluding starch and flour) from
the 1967 crop was 94.9 million hundredweight, 1 percent less than a year
earlier but 3 percent more than the 1965 crop. Quantities sold for starch,
flour, and livestock feed totaled 28,2 million hundredweight, This included
potatoes diverted under the USDA programs for starch, livestock feed and
freezedrying, From the 1966 crop, 19.4 million hundredweight were sold for
livestock feed, flour and starch; and 13.9 million from the 1965 crop. Total
seles accounted for 270,3 million hundredweight from the 1967 crop, compared
with 265.0 million hundredweight a year earlier, Quantities used for the
processing of french fries accounted for 34.6 million hundredweight from
the 1967 crop, compared with 34,0 million hundredweight a year earlier.
Other frozen products show 5.0 million hundredweight used from the 1967
crop compared with 5,6 million for the 1966 crop. Potatoes used for chips
and shoestrings totaled 32.7 million hundredweight from the 1967 crop, about
the same as a year earlier. Potatoes used for food on farms where grown
contimed to decline, Shrinkage and loss from the 1967 crop is estimated
at 22,6 million hundredweight, compared with the relatively heavy shrink
and loss of 28.5 million hundredweight for 1966.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Grape production in Great Lakes States (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
and Michigan) is expected to be 18 percent below last yedr and 8 percent
less then average. In the Chautauqua-Erie region of New York, berry size
is normal to large, but very little color was showing as of September 1:

In the Finger Lakes region, berry size is generally small because of dry
weather. Some picking of wine grapes was expected about September 5. Cold
press of Concord grapes is expected to start after September 15. In
Pennsylvania, coloring of Concord grapes started about e week later than
normal. In Ohio, the crop is expected to be of good quality although
later than usual.

In South Carolina, harvest was in full sewing in August. Hot, dry
weather reduced tonnage somewhat but increased sugar content to above
average. In spite of cool, showery weather in Washington, berry size
developed satisfactorily and color was excellent. Growers began picking
fresh market varieties in the last half of August. Harvest of Concord
and wine varieties was expected to begin after September 17.

AVOCADOS: Florida's 1968-69 avocado crop is forecast at 11,000 tons, 25

percent less than last season but 16 percent more than average
Heavy rains during the past three months in major producing area -- Dade
County -- increased the drop rate, Size and maturity are running two to
three weeks later than usual.

CXTRUS: In Florida, trees are in excellent condition, and good sumer

rains have resulted in lush new growth. Fruit is sizing well,
droppage has not been excessive and little orange splitting has been
reported, Maturity of fruit is later than usual and it is unlikely that
harvest of new crop fruit will occur before late September.

The Texas citrus crop is progressing well. Fruit is sizing well,
and picking of early oranges is expected to start the last half of
September. Arizona's citrus groves are in very good condition and fruit
is sizing well. Lemon harvest is underway in Yuma County. In California,
both Navel and Valencia oranges set a good crop and the summer drop was
not excessive. Fruit is sizing well and some Navel oranges are expected
to be harvested early in October. Grapefruit is developing well.

APRICOTS: Apricot production in California, Washington, end Utah is
estimated at 149,100 tons, 1 percent above last year but 26
percent below average. California production totaled 145,000 tons,
2,000 tons below last year. Washington's crop of 2,200 tons was down
sharply from 1967 and less than a third of the 1962-66 average.

NECTARINES: Harvest of California's 1968 nectarine crop is nearing
completion. Picking of a few late varieties will continue

until around mid-September, The estimated production of 70,000 tons

is 27 percent more than last year and 10 percent above average.

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CROP PRODUCTION, Septenber 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

SOYBEANS FOR BEANS

; 1pe8_ 12966 1/2 1967?
> T,00d ~ “YFOBOTM * I, Odd ~ I,0o * I,d00 -

50 9 ise T T 3
139 962 = 1,035 2 2 2
+. 19.8 _ 27.0. _ 25.0 266 sgh 550 8 7__ 22
2” BYTE” ~ Bats” ~ Bolo” N75 507198" 66, So 250 ~~ G00 ~ T,d0F ~
: 26.8 26.5 29.0 73,869 70,315 87,406 322 1,2b4 1,055
27.9 32.0 32.0 160,945 194,171 205,312 355 2,406 3,683
22.1 20.0 23.0 8,473 10,180 10,764 10 86 20h
18.3, 18.0 20.0 _ 2,554 3,330 __ 3, 0h0 30 222 166

a3 ~ Is.” ~ BWTO7 “59,862 ~ 7o,ceu” “82,728 ~~ GG “YI,276 “17,506 ~
28.4 27.0 30.0 129,479 145,692 171,600 1,261 19,160 23,311
23.7 22.0 27.0 68,898 73,832 96,957 397 839 LTT
17-7 12.5 17.0 3,175 3,688 3,366 ho 83729
19.6 16.5 18.0 4,559 6,105 6,066 85 692 TO
26.1 22.5 22.0 13,671 17,595 16,233 u 2,198 2,111
18.7_ _ 22.5. _ 26.0 15,690 _ 18,562 23,608 __ 92 _ _ 518 _ _ 93 _
T7.2 ~ 26.0 ~ Tyo” ~ 2,708 ~ “3,796 ~ 2,586 16 17 15
19.0 28.5 25.0 4,239 5,330 55375 33 9 i
18.7 21.5 20.0 6,482 «= 8,234 = 7,660 28 33 4a
2h.2 24.5 23.0 17,232 27,146 24,219 B 115 271
20.0 22.5 17,0 14,525 23,535 17,255 339 290 1,42
19.2 24.0 19.0 3,486 13,008 9,880 86 104 325
25.6_ _ 28.0 _ 26.0 _ 1,638 _ 2,800 _ 3,004 __ nz 8
Bio” ~ 33707 ~ 36-07 ~ BjS7L ~ 10,884" “12,598 ~~ ~35 ~~ 23 ~~ 733
22.9 25.0 23.0 14,705 27,875 27,439 172 213 279
21.8 27.0 22.5 4,776 12,852 12,960 20 1k 51
20.7 23.5 24.0 29,214 49,820 50,880 99 422 Th
20.6 23.0 22.0 68,724 92,747 86,878 76 419 367
22.2 23.0 24.0 12,151 30,038 32,280 --- --- 120
16.7 22.0 22.0 2,357 3,608 4,004 3 uh 25
10 _ 26.0 2,160 _ _6,708 6

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~p Oe es _ ERE WS Et

yu No average available. September 1 estimates initiated in 1965. Formerly
estimated as of October 1.

1 BT0 F500
26.4 768,672

RICE
~ oo oer Meee oo oor eee Se
State Average : Indicated : Average 3: t Indicated

1962-66 1967 1968: 1962-56 1967; 1968

Tae gS em mm emis mm 000" ToGo" ~~ W060" ~
: Pounds Pounds Pounds cwt cwt. cwt

Mo. : 4,320 » 2800 207 235 293
Miss. : 3,780 4,300 4,200 1,911 2,365 2,712
Ark 4,210 4,500 4,700 18,476 21,465 26,696
La 2 3,385 3,900 4,000 17,700 22,035 27,120
Texas 4125 5,100 4, 800 19,394 25,908 29,230
Calif 4945 4,900 2 0 _ 16,468 640, 23,760
8 ok TTT Eso TI O50 _ 1 TH156" Bo, 6b8_ ~ ~~ 509, 9al ~ T



CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

In the Southeast area, below normal rainfall and high temperatures
predominated during much of August. Although early fruit withstood or was
aided by weather, and insect control eased, excessive shedding reduced the
top crop. Some premature opening has occurred. ‘Total prospects were re-
duced in the Carolinas,

Cotton in the Central belt continued to improve and excellent proa-
pects prevail. Fruiting has been heavy, and prolonged hot weather aided
development and hastened maturity. Losses from insects have been rela-
tively light, but the crop has been damaged, in some sections, because of
excessively dry soils.

In Texas, harvest reached a peak in the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas
and Coastal Bend. Prospects range from poor to fair in these areas and
showers have further delayed the already late crops. On the High Plains
and Trans-Pecos, cotton is progressing well and high yields are in pros-
pect. Oklahoma prospects rose sharply during August, because conditions
were nearly ideal.

The California and Arizona crops have heavy sets of bolis and are
progressing well, despite growth slowed by come cool weather in August.
Attacks from insects are widespread but generally less severe than last
Season. In New Mexico, prospects vary widely but are generally poor.

SUGARBEETS: A record 1968 sugarbeet crop is now forecast -- 25.1 million

tons or 31 percent more than last year and 7 percent above
the previous high in 1964. Changes between September 1 estimates and
final production have averaged 0.7 million tons for the past decade, rang-
ing from 0.0 to 1.5 million tons.

Condition of the crop on September 1 was generally favorable, and
prospecta were up from a month earlier. Soil moisture was adequate to
excessive in all major beet growing areas except Michigan where soils were
dry. August rainfall extended the water supply for the Oregon crop;
elsewhere, irrigation water supplies continued adequate for maturing the
crop. Below normal temperatures prevailed in the West. Despite the cool,
wet weather which slowed beet development in some sections, the crop out-
look is good. However, a period of warm, dry weather is needed before
harvest to increase size and build up sugar content.

Harvest of spring~planted sugarbeets is underway in the San Joaquin
and Sacramento Valleys o2 California. Digging in other States is expected
to begin in late September and become general in October.

SUGARCANE FOR SUGAR AND SEED: The sugarcane crop maintained the bright
prospects of the two preceding months ~-
the estimate of 26.7 million tons is unchanged. This is about the same
as last year's record crop, and 14 percent above average. ‘The expected
yield per acre is 44.2 tons compared with 42.3 tons in 1967 and the
average of 39.0 tons.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Output of dry beans is now expected to total 16.3 million ewt., 1 pers
cent lesa than forecast a month earlier. This would be 18 percent above
last year but slightly below average. Expected production of dry peas also
declined in August as lower prospects in Idaho and Washington more than off-
set improvement in Minnesota and Oregon.

More Vegetables -- Fewer Potatoes

Supplies of fresh summer vegetables (excluding melons) are 4 percent
above last year but output of early fall vegetables is expected to be 3 per-
cent below last year. Larger crops than in 1967 are expected for summer
carrots, celery, sweet corn and lettuce, late summer onions and tomatoes,
early fall lettuce, and late fall celery. Production of summer cabbage,
early fall cabbage, tomatoes, and late fall carrots is expected ta be less
than in 1967. Prospective production of 8 of the principal vegetable crops
grown for processing is 19 percent more than last year.

Declines in fall potato prospects in eastern and western producing areas
during August more than offset a slight improvement in the central States.
The fall crop is now expected to be 9 percent below last year. Sweetpotato
prospects also declined primarily because of hot, dry weather in Virginia,
New Jersey and the Carolinas. Indicated production is slightly below last

year.

Non-Citrus Fruits Above Iast Year -- Nut Production Down

Production of most non-citrus fruits is expected to be above last year,
but only cranberries, nectarines, and peaches are above average. Total
output of deciduous fruits is expected to be 14 percent above last year but
5 percent below average. Prospective production of apples declined slightly
during August and is now forecast 1 percent below last year. The 1968
peach crop is 34 percent larger then last year and pear production 36 per-
cent larger. Prune and plum prospects improved during the month but total
output will be below last year. Grape prospects declined but production is
expected to be 18 percent larger than last year. Output of cranberries is
forecast 11 percent above last year and 14 percent above average.

Production of edible tree nuts is expected to be 3 percent below last
year and about the same es the 5-year average. Fewer pecans and almonds more
than offset larger crops of filberts and walnuts. ‘The 1968 pecan crop is
forecast 19 percent below last year and 10 percent below average.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

~— Ydehd_ per _acre _ — Production. _
State : Average : : 3 Preliminary ~
1 1962-66 : 1967 a 1967 oe 1968 __e
see r 1,000 1,000 1,000
* pusheis Bughels  Bushels bushels bushels © bushels
N.Y. $ ry 4o<o 41,0 7,153 10,000 8,815,
Nd, Be 20. 36.0 ne Y 2 1546
Pa, 2 32h Oo  33.0 . --# aw Ht
Ohio : - Be a #4 “5; 560 - 23
Ind, : 36.9 3750 37.0 4h 236 ae 4o, 182
: 36,0. 61,993 76,596 35,152 ,
3 37,0 33,026 40, 320 33,966
2 HO, 2266 _ _ 1,800 La ---
: 28, 76 8T0 72
+ 38.0 1,927 1,690 1,786
: 33.0 37,530 53, 82h, 4,174
26,0 2/ 8h0 1,950 2,652
36,0 T1,ol1 29,085 25, 7h0
33.0 68, 081 88,102 302,036
25.5. . & ~ -PaLaf ~ ke 2
3 we ue at
3210 5967 4,224
34.0 M4 res 6,79 6,052
29.0 "469 666 493
38,0 5,620 8,432 10, 526
31,0 1,801 3,028 3,162
30.0 1,820 3,380 31630
2 9. = ~~ =, $8-~-- O
: Hig- ~~ Me ~~ pene - 2
Tenn. : 28.1 29.0 ao 3,855 8506 76th
Ala. $25.0 2h.0 25.0 1,285 2,688 3,000
Miss. 3 2965 30.0 32.0 3,595 13,860 13,312
Ark, + 29.5 28.5 25,5 8,617 18, 838 15, 682
lee + 2he2 26.0 22.0 1,312 2,600 2,200
Okla. t 22.4 1700 23,0 94,946 88, 689 123,602
Texas 11908 _ 16.0. _ _ _21,5_ _ 60,621 _ _ 53,216 85, a
Mont. 2 BT. 30.0 31.0 ~5h,080 ’ 84, 413
Idaho + 3764 43.0 bho 27,281 42,355 42, 460
Wyoe + 19.0 26.0 25.0 3,832 7,020 6,200
Colo. 2 16,2 1905 21,0 29,750 37,850 40, 362
N. Mex. t 22.9 28.0 29.0 4,092 3,948 7,859
Ariz. + 43.8 49.0 49,0 2,174 2,450 2,548
Utah 2 2362 28.5 25.0 4,180 6,783 5,600
Nev. 52.4 7060 50,0 339 B40 550
Wash. : hoe 42.0 39.0 75,1k7 = 113,778 100, 386
Orege : 35.8 31.0 32.5 2h 395 30,008 29,900
Calif. + 78.6 _ _ 33-0. 340 — . 8,019. _ 1,352 __ B27
Us Se a 2604 26.6 29.1 967,508 1,212,111 1,251,537

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

POULTRY AND EGGS: The Nation‘s Laying flock produced 5,643 million eggs
in August, 3 percent below a year earlier but 8 percent

above average, The average mmber of layers for August is estimated

at 307.1 million, down 2 percent from a year eerlier but up slightly

from last month's 306.2 million. Production per layer averaged 18.38

eggs in August compared with 18.58 a year earlier. Total egg production

for Jamary through August 1968 totaled 46,986 million eggs compared with

47,001 million a year earlier.

August egg production was down from a year earlier in all regions
except the West, where it was up 1 percent. Regional declines were:
West North Central, 7 percents South Central, 5 percent; North Atlentic,
3 percent; South Atlantic, 2 percent; and Bast North Central was down
less than 1 percent,

The average rate of lay on September 1 was estimated at 58.4 eggs
per 100 layers. This compares with 59.3 a year earlier and the September 1
average of 56.9 eggs per 100 layers. Regionally, rate of lay wes down
from 6 year earlter except in the Bast and West North Central where it
was practically the seme. Rate of lay per layer during the first 8 months
of 1968 everaged 149.1 eggs compared with 149.8 a year earlier.

Hens and pullets of laying age on September 1 totaled 307.8 million,
down 2 percent from September 1, 1967, Layer numbers declined from a
year earlier, regionally, except in the East North Central, up 1 percent,
‘and in the Sorth Atlantic, which was up slightly. Layer mmbers were down 6
percent in the South Central; 5 percent in the West North Central; and
less than 1 percent each in the North Atlantic and West.

Pullets 3 months old and older, not of laying age on September 1,
totaled 74.4 militon, down 17 percent from a year earlier, There were
fewer pullets than last year in all regions with largest decreases in
the North Atlantic, East North Central, and West North Central, Potential
layers (hens and 3 of laying age plus pullets 3 months old and older
not of laying age) on September 1 are estimated at 382.2 million birds,
down 5 percent from a year earlier, Potential layers were down from a
year earlier in all regfons as follows: North Atlantic, 4 percent; East
North Central, 5 percent; West North Central, 1+ percent; South Atlantic,
1 percent; South Central, 6 percent; and West, 3 percent,


CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

CROP REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1968

Crop prospects improved in August, although dry spots reduced output
in some areas, especially in the South Atlantic Region and some South
Central States, according to the Crop Reporting Board. Crop progress was
ahead of last year in most areas.

The all crops production index rose one point in August, to 122 and
is a record high, 5 points (4 percent) above last year's record. Although
slightly reduced, food grains continue at record levels. Feed grains
improved to record prospects, and oilseeds, already a record, advanced
further. The composite yield per acre covering 23 leading crops rose one
point, to a record 130, and is 6 points (5 percent) above last year.

Milk production during August was 1 percent less than a year earlier
and 5 percent below average. Egg production was down 3 percent from a
year earlier but 8 percent above average for the month. Output of fresh
sumer vegetables is expected to be 4 percent above last year, but early
fall vegetables 3 percent less. Prospective production of 8 principal
vegetables for processing is 19 percent more than last year. The impor-
tant fall potato crop is indicated 9 percent less than a year ago.
Sweetpotato production is forecast slightly below last year. Total
output of non-citrus fruit is expected to be 14 percent above 1967, but
edible tree nuts 3 below last year.

Record Feed Grain Tonnage

Production of the four feed grains is expected to total 177.1
million tons, an increase of 2 percent in August. The indicated 1968
total is 1 percent more than last year's record and 19 percent above
average. Record high yields per acre are estimated for corn and oats.
Prospects for corn and sorghum grain increased during August, more than
offsetting reduced prospects for oats and barley.

Feed crop prospects, as rated by crop reporters across the country,
are shown on page 5. Most of the Comm Belt has good to excellent pros-
pects. Prospects are fair with scattered poor areas in parts of the
southeast, central and Northern Plains and the Pacific Northwest.

Food Grain Prospects Decline

Spring wheat yields are not as good as expected, mostly because of
poor harvesting conditions in major producing States. Expected produc-
tion of winter wheat also declined slightly. Harvest of rice was de-
layed by frequent showers in Texas and Louisiana. Although production
is down slightly from a month earlier, it is expected to be 23 percent
above last year’s record high, Total food grain output is forecast at
54.1 million tons, 5 percent above last year.


PASTURE FEED CONDITIONS*
September 1, 1968

PERCENT
OF HORMAL

65 to 80
50 to 65
35 to 50 ERR) Severe drought

‘*AS REPORTED BY
CROP CORRESPONDENTS

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

Us Ss DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG, SRS 216-68(9) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

PASTURE FEED CONDITIONS*
September 1, 1967

PeRcent
OF NORMAL,

80 and over E°=) Good to #
65 to 80 ZZ Poor to fair
50 to 65 GRY Very poor
35 to 50 BERD Severe drought
Under 35 GMM Extreme drought

‘AS REPORTED BY
(CROP CORRESPONDENTS.

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

Us5. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL TURE NEG, SRS 208-07 (9) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE



CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Mainland sugarcane continued to progress well in August. Showers
provided adequate moisture for the Louisiana crop, except in some local
areas. Growth of cane is now equal to last year in much of the Cane Belt.
Harvest of Hawaii sugarcane continued normally, and production is ahead
of last year.

TOBACCO: Combined production of all types of tobacco is forecast at 1,794
million pounds as of September 1 -- 34 iillion below the outlook
a month earlier. Flue-cured and burley accounted for most of the decline.
Other classes were up a little except for a minor drop in fire-cured.
Last year, total leaf production was about 1,972 million pounds compared
with 2,126 million pounds for the 1962-66 average. Differences between
September forecasts and final estimates during 1958-67 averaged 82 million
pounds ~~ ranging from 15 to 160 million. A yield of 1,995 pounds per
acre is indicated, compared with 2,052 last season and the average of 1,957
pounds.

Production of flue-cured tobacco is expected to total 1,057 million
pounds, a drop of 32 million in August. Nearly complete sales in Georgia
and Plorida indicated a slightly smaller crop in the type 14 belt, while
dry and extremely hot weather caused some deterioration in North Carolina
and Virginia prospects. Brightleaf production totaled 1,263 million
pounds in 1967 and averaged 1,267 million pounds during 1962-66. Early
September indications are for an average yield of 1,920 pounds per acre,
compared with 2,070 realized in 1967.

Burley is forecast at 567 million pounds, based on conditions about
September 1. Prospects dipped about 4 million pounds in August. Losses
from wind, hail, flooding, and high temperatures in Kentucky's northern
bluegrass area and from dry, hot weather in Tennessee were not fully off-
set by gains in most other type 31 areas. Last year, S41 million pounds
of burley were produced -- the average is 645 million. Yields are ex-
pected to average 2,384 pounds -- 110 pounds above last year but less
than the record high 2,437 pounds set in 1966. For Southern Maryland,
poundage is forecast at 36.3 million -- up 1.6 million during the month,
because of improved moisture. Type 32 yields will average about 1,100
pounds per acre.

{The fire-cured crop is placed at 38.3 million pounds, compared with
36.4 million pounds last year and the average of 51.8 million. A yield
of about 1,710 pounds is expected. Production of dark air-cured leaf,
types 35-37 combined, is estimated at 18.6 million pounds compared with ~
16.8 million a year ago. A yield of about 1,770 pounds appears probable.

Among cigar types, the 39.6 million pounds of filler estimated would
be the smallest crop since 1934. About 42.4 million pounds were produced
last season. Yield is indicated at 1,809 pounds per acre. Binder tobacco,
forecast at a record-low 17.8 million pounds, would be 5 percent smaller
than last year. The type 51-55 average yield is currently set at 1,397
pounds. For wrapper , the present 19.0-million pound estimate is about 8 per-
cent larger than in 1967. Shade-grown yields, types 61-62 combined,
should average around 1,411 pounds per acre.

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CROP PROICTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Much of the North Atlantic region continued dry during August as

precipitation was well below normal, Condition of most field crops,
and hays declined, Vegetable crops required extensive irrigation,

In the South Atlantic States, and in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Alabama,
prospects for most crops also declined in August because of extreme heat
and below normal rainfall. In driest areas, the weather caused some
shedding of bloom and young fruit of cotton and soybeans, and caused some
cotton to open prematurely. ‘The outlook in Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklehoma
and Texas continued bright, although parts of Kentucky needed rain on
September 1.

In the West, umusuelly heavy reins during August slowed harvest of
smell grains and hay over mech of the northern two-thirds. Some sprouting
of unharvested wheat was reported in Idaho and Oregon. Cool temperatures
also delayed growth and maturity of emall grains and field crops, Ranges
and pastures improved, however, and outlook for late summer and fall
grazing is good,

cts Jim ve == ture

Indicated production of all hay increased 2 percent in August because
of favorable weather in the important North Central Stetes, Thies more
then offset declines in a number of eastern, southern, and western States.
All hay production ig 2 percent less than lest year's record crop, but

2 percent above average. Indicated yield per acre of 1,95 tons equals Jast
year's record high,

The reported condition of pastures on September 1, at 81 percent of
normal, was 9 points above average for the date and the highest September 1
condition since 1961, Nationally, pasture condition declined one point

in August--usual. seasonal decline for the month, Pastures declined sharply
in most North Atlantic and South Atlantic States, Range feed conditions
improved during the month in most western States,

Prospects for sugarbeets improved slightly during August. Soil
moisture was adequate to excessive in major growing areas, except
Michigan, Production is now forecast et a record 25.1 million tons,

31 percent more than lest year. Sugarcane maintained bright prospects
and production is indicated at 26.7 million tons, unchanged from a month

earlier, This is about the same es last year's record crop end 14 percent
above average.

Indicated production of all tobacco on September 1 was 2 percent less
than a month earlier, Filue-cured and burley accounted for the bulk of
the decline, because all other classes except fire-cured were up slightly,
Total production is expected to be 9 percent less than last year.


CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

PECANS: ‘The 1968 pecan crop is forecast ‘at 188.7 million pounds, 19 per-
cent less than last year and 10 percent below average. Improved
varieties are expected to account for 55 percent of the total production.
September 1 prospects are for a smaller crop than last year, except in
Alabama, Florida, New Mexico, and in Texas. Greatest decline is in
Oklahoma, where the crop is expected to amount to about 10 percent of

1967.

In the Carolinas, hot, dry weather during August caused some shedding.
Georgia's crop prospects vary by areas and varieties. Shedding has been
heavy in extremely dry areas. Nut size is expected to be smaller than
normal. Dry weather has favored effective spray programs and prospects are
generally good in sprayed groves. In Alabama, prospects vary. Many trees
in southern counties have an unusually heavy crop. Disease and insects
have damaged nuts in unsprayed orchards. Mississippi's orcp ranges from
poor to good -~ production is expected to fall. short of last year. In
Louisiana, excessive moisture encouraged insect infestation. Most orchards’
of improved pecans in northern Louisiana have a light crop. The seedling
crop is expected to about equal last year. ‘In Oklahoma, trees set a very
light crop after last year's unusually heavy production. In Texas, trees
set a fair to good crop and moisture has been adequate for development of
nuts. New Mexico's trees have an unusually heavy crop.

GRANBERRIES: The 1968 cranberry crop is forecast at 1,586,600 barrels, 11
percent more than last year and 14 percent above average.
Smaller crop prospects in New Jersey and Washington are more than offset

by larger crops expected in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Oregon, This
forecast is based on mid-August conditions -- the basis for the August 20
release. No additional date are available at this time to justify revision.

. The Massachusetts crop, at 740,000 barrels, is 29 percent more than
last year end 3 percent above average. Bloom was heavy and conditions
were excellent in July, when most pollination occurred. Set is good and
berries are sizing well. New Jersey's crop is expected to totel 142,000
barréls, 10 percent below last year but 16 percent above average. Bloom
was normal, fruit set is about average and berry size mostly medium.

Wiscohdin!s crop is forecast at 500,000 barrels, 2 percent more than
last year and 17 percent above average. Some winter damage occurred
in extreme northern areas. Fruit set is spotted due to poor pollination.
Washington's erop is expected to total 135,000 barrels, 3 percent less
than last year but 56 percent above average. Fruit set is good. The
Oregon crop at 69,800 barrels is almost 7 percent above last year and 79
percent above average. Growing conditions have been excellent, set is
good and size of berries above average.

HOPS: Production of hops in the U. S. is estimated at 43,686,000 pounds,

down 12 percent from lest year and 16 percent below average.
Prospects declined from a month earlier in all States except Idaho where
the crop remained unchanged.

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September 10, 1968
3:00 P, M, (E.D.T.)

UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1968

Corn prospects increased 2 percent in August to 4.6 billion bushels, 2 per~
cent less than last year's record crop but 20 percent more than the
1962-66 average.

Soybean production prospects are a record high 1,1 billion bushels, 11
percent more than the 1967 crop and 40 percent above average.

All Wheat production is estimated at a record 1,6 billion bushels, down
1 percent from last month, but 5 percent more thaz lest year and
30 percent above average,

Qat production, estimated at 934 million bushels, is 20 percent more
than 1967 and 3 percent above average.

Sorghum Grain production, forecast at a record high 791 million bushels,
is 2 percent more than the August 1 forecast, 3 percent above the
1967 crop and 33 percent above average.

Hay production is estimated at 124 million tons, 2 percent less than last
year but 2 percent above average.

Fall Potato production is forecast at 211 million hundredweight, 9 pere
cent less than last year but 4 percent above average.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
Cr Pr 2-2 (9-68) Washington, D.C, 20250


CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Bourd, sks, USDA

Eastern States: 3
Maine : 67.7 72:0 1,800
New Hampshire : 55.8 56.2 1,440
Vermont 2 42,3 48,8 1,250
Massachusetts 2 101.2 9830, 2,450
Rhode Island : 3 45 107
Connecticut : 52.7 44.9 1,070
New York : 909.0 955.0 23,000 870.0
Ney Jersey : 118.4 111.3 2, 4h
Pennsylvania > bhok 359.0 T, TOO 350.0
Delaware Hy 12.5 13.5 300
Verylend : 61.7 713 1,550
Virginia 2 410.3 368.0 7,950 437.0
West Virginta : 212.0 230.5 5,000 202.4
orth Carolina : 7 V2.8 3,730 174.8
‘South Carolina a Ere BQ LM
~~ = Botel Bestern States + 623.7... 2,610,7__”_39,902 2!
Central States: 7
Ohio : 128.5 10.7 2,270 125.0 2,780
Indians. $76.3 15.6 1,700 58.0 1,320
T1inois : 100.6 104.9 2,280 104.0 2,260
Vichigan t x) 555.0 12,000 535.0 11, 600
Wieconsin 3 63,6 51.5 1,200 63.0 1, 500
Minnesota 2 618.2 13.0 300 23.2 550
Yow. , 13.3 10.3 16
Missouri : 49,2 29.8
Kansas 2 10.8 6,8
Kentucky 3 16.3 18.4
Tennessee Hy 10.5 1.3
Arkansas 3 8.5.
eg RE Semen Stats 82.8
leatern States:
wevasho 3 4 70.6
Colorado 3 6h. 22.9
New Mexico H 31.3 4,3
Uteh : 19.2 21.8
Weshington : 1,352.0
Oregon 3 111.8
California 7840 i 80, _
~ — dotel Western States _y72sil9.6 12831. 2_ 1.8272 ~
TT United States _ 76,930, _ 5,425.1. — nite . $5257 > 2

Vy Estimates of the comercial crop refer to the total production of apples in
the coumercial orchards oF 100 or more bearing age trees, 2/ Includes quantities
unharvested on account of economic conditions, and excess cullage of harvested
fruit. 3/ 1965-66 average. 4/ Includes States for which estimates have been
discontimed,

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Significant changes in yleld prospects developed during August in some States
in the South Central region. The dry, hot weather extended into Tennessee where «
the indicated yield per acre was lowered 10 bushels. Conditions improved. in
Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma.

Corn production prospects in western States remained generally favorable and
mostly unchanged during the month, ‘

ALL WHEAT: Production of all wheat is forecast at a record 1,597 million bushels,

5 percent above 1967 and 30 percent above average. Current estimate
is 9 million bushels below the August 1 forecast, The decrease resulted from
declines in each of the three classes of wheat. Yield per acre of all wheat, at
28.5 bushels per acre, is 2.7 bushels above 1967 and 1.0 bushel above the previous
high in 1958. During the past decade, changes in production estimates between
September 1 and the final production estimate have averaged 15 million bushels,
ranging from 2 to 42 million bushels,

WINTER WHEAT: Production of winter wheat is estimated at 1,252 million bushels,
down from August 1 but 3 percent above the previous record 1967
crop. Yielda in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon were lower than expected, but
Montana was unchanged. Above normal August rainfall delayed harvest in all these
States, reducing quality. In some areas, sprout damage occurred. Montana's
crop was 70 percent harvested on September 1, compared with 95 percent a year
earlier. The winter wheat estimating period extends to September 1 in Montana,
Idaho, Washington, and Oregon; for all other States data are carried forward from

August 1.

DURUM WHEAT: Production of durum wheat is now estimated at 102 million bushels,
down 3 percent from the August 1 forecast because of weather

damage in North Dakota and Minnesots, However, this year's crop is a record high,

61 percent above last year, and 58 percent above average. Expected yield is

28.5 bushels per acre, compared with 22.9 in 1967 and the 5-year average of 27.9.

Rains started in the northern durum wheat States in early August and held
up harvest for the rest of the month, Some loss of quality occurred in mature
standing or swathed grain. Late fields were maturing slowly. North Dakota
harvest was 20 percent complete by the first of September, compared with the
average of 76 percent. In Minnesota, some acreage in the Red River Valley may
have to be abandoned because of excessive moisture. Montana harvest is also well
behind normal. South Dakota harvest was completed by September 1.

QTHER SPRING WHEAT: Adverse weather in August retarded harvest of spring wheat
other then durum and lowered yield prospects. Production

is now indicated at 244 million bushels, 1 percent below the August 1 forecast

and 2 percent below the 1967 crop. Average yield is 25.7 bushels per acre compared

with 23.5 last year and the average of 22.7.

Weather turned cold and rainy by mid-August in major spring wheat areas end
wetness continued most of the month. This delayed harvest, and slowed ripening
in late areas, By the end of August, harvest in North Dakota was one-third cam<
plete, compared with the normal of more than 80 percent. Harvesting in Minnesota
and Montana was less than one-half complete. South Dakota was the only major
State where harvest was completed by September 1. Sprouting of standing and swathed
wheat and bleaching in several areas lowered quality. The additional moisture
will assure a good fill on immature acreage, unless an early frost occurs.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

INDEX NUMBERS OF CROP PRODUCTION AND YIELD
UNITED STATES, 1955-67 (1957-59=100)

1958 x 101 1020 2ksid202 96 93 100 01h 105
1959 193106 ST oT 100-106 issaBU 104 98 101

108 = 109 103 «115s 0s—iancR—isiaNG 12 ~s10h 106
1962 107 =: 100 106 98 106 2119 12i 134 = ee 113
1963 112108 1066 «102 106153 285 135-128 nu7
1964 108 95 107 «114 LOL 55 124 129 (128 114
1965 us) 0 12 17 108 «6138 =e 1072-153 123

86 a i oO BS te

ir Includes fruits and nuts, some other crops not in separate groups shown, and
farm gardens. 2 Computed from yjelds of 18 field crops per acre harvested and
ylelds of 10 fruit crops per acre of bearing age combined in proportion to. their
relative values during the 1957-59 period. 3/ Preliminary. 4/ Indicated,

CORN FOR GRAIN: Corn production prospects increased during August. On September 1

the corn crop is forecast at 4.6 billion bushels, 2 percent more
than on August 1. Indicated production is 2 percent below last year but 20 percent
more than average. Reduced prospects in the East and Southeast States were more
than offset by improved conditions in nearly all the Corn Belt and a few other
States. Changes in production estimates between September 1 and final harvest have
averaged 79 million bushels over the past seven years ranging from 27 to 156 million
‘bushels.

Conditions on September 1 indicate a record high yield per acre of 83.0
bushels, 4.8 bushels larger than the 1967 record yield and ae 7 bushels above
average. Crop development is well ahead of last year's late crop and near average.

Rainfall was below normal in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and in parts of Illinois
and Missouri but was well above normal in most of Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska,
Iowa and South Dakota. Cool weather most of the month was helpful in areas of
subnormel reinfall. Only during the week of the 19th to the 25th were temperatures
above normel. Corn production prospects were unchanged in Illinois and Iowa.
Record yields of 103 bushels per acre in Illinois and 95 bushels in Iowa are
indicated. Significant improvement in prospects occurred in all other Corn Belt
States, particularly in Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, and Kansas. All
States in the North Central region except Nebraska and North Dakota are expected to
produce record yields per acre this year.

Hot, dry weather which started in July along the eastern seaboard, continued
through most of August. Indicated yields per acre were sherply lowered in this
area. The yield per acre declined 8 bushels in New Jersey, 5 bushels in
Pennsylvania, 12 in Delaware, 4 in Maryland and 7 in North Carolina. Smaller
declines occurred in Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

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* CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

PEANUTS HARVESTED FOR NUTS

1,000 1,000 1,000
Pounds Pounds Pounds pounds pounds pounds

Va. 1 2,226 2,505 2,500 228,930 255,510 255,000
Ne C. ta PalbT_ _ _ 2,080 _ _ 2,300, _ 359,564 _ _347,360_ _ __384..100_
TOTAL (Vae- ;

N.C, area) ; 2,158 2,241 2,376 588,494 602,870 6 39,100_
S.C. + 1,420 T,570 X, 750 1,910 30,570 20,125
Ga. : 1,564 2,040 1,850 750,782 975,120 910,200
Fle. : 1,467 1,610 1,600 72,251 78,890 80,000
Ala. : 1,191 1,340 1,225 227,313 235,840 «216, 825
Miss. Sn | 6 RIOR 10 SR 650. 292 __ 1.685_ _ _ 1,625.

TOTAL (S. E, :

area) 2 1454 1,831 1,676 15067,178 1,322,085 1,008,775
Okla. f 1,h89 1,700 1,800 177,062 209,100 223, 200
Texas : 942 1,170 1,300 262,338 333,450 378) 300
N. Mex. (se we 7 P1050. L990 _ _ 2,000. _ 15,910 _ _ 15,920_ _ _ 16,000_

area) }_ 212k _LH2___ayh6O__ 455,310 _ 558,470 _ _617,500_

Lem : 1496 1,765 1, TH 2,110,983 2,473,385 2,485,375

1967 ated

Bushels Bushels Bushels © dushels bushels = bushels
Minn. : lea 13.0 14.0 5,376 3,783 5,250
Towa 2 17-9 18.0 18.0 131 36 36
N. Dak. : 10.0 8.0 10.5 16,432 9,272 12,537
S. Dak. : 1064 13.0 13.5 5,979 6,591 7,668
Texas . 8.4 6.0 12.0 TL 150 Th
Mont. : 1062 8.0 11.0 221 48 no
Calif. + 358 50 oF 82
Us. Se 10.4 10.0 1.9 29,293 19,932 26,427

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CORN, GRAIN
in x ~ Vieid per Bone =, Sei an ne
\verage ¢ $ ca 3 Average :
+, 1960-66 5 1967 _ sass: 1962-662 1967 5
: 1,000 1,000
: Bushels Bushels Bushels bushels bushels.
z 64.0 TT-0 70.0 12,479 = 21,252
3 60.7 88.0 67.0 3,904 6,336
+ — 60-0_ _ 88.0 _ _ 70.0_ _ _ ¥T,273 _ 61,088 _
2” 7 5h 79.0 90.0 2a5, 341 ~ 355,960
: 82.6 84.0 9T.0 374,264 447, 80k
: 85.2 100.0 103.0 792,890 1,091,500
gh _ 800 gio. _ uiethor _ aaelang
—— et a od See ee Se - rae? | -
: 7 72.0 BS 297,391 ~ 355,896
t 81.2 85.0 95.0 813,536 930,155
: 61.6 69.0 81.0 178,667 198,168
t 36.8 = 390 41.0 G53. 4 OL
: 42.0 38.0 50.0 120,170 = 93, 02%
64, TL.0 274,703 329,230
80.0_ _ _ 59,346 _ 72,080 _
50.0 9, 15,403
70.0 2k,725 43,132
B-0 24,994 35,332
36.0 2,063 3,584
65.0 76,086 107,160
48.0 17,066 22,287
So. Be Boe
Ch a or, EI IS oe
15.0 508 Pik
45.0 hosuah = bh 632.
33.0 34,296 37,
41.0 20,884 17,640
39.0 4,391 2,688
42.0 6,357 6,280
60.0 2,296 aps
2 2
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+0 1,5! 1,
65.0 733-1, 400
85.0 13,066 20,7
50.0 518
38.0 53% TIT
90.0 2,226 1,530
n.o 1,049 Tho
9050_ _ _ 10,325 _ 18,460 _
83.0 3,862, 300 &, 722,164

455,027
1, 056, 780
Be
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925,205
232,632
5,125


CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

~ “qnafcateaTM

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Million Million 1,000

pounds pounds bushels pounds bushels

New Hampshire 1.0 2 2f 8 16

Massachusetts Ky ok 2 2.9 60

Rhode Island 6 2/ 2f 6 12

Connecticut 6.8 6 T2 6.2 130

New York 22.6 8.0 160 16.0 320

New Jersey 106.0 50.0 1,000 115.0 2,300

Pennsylvania 97-9 _ _ _ 38.4 800 206.1 2,210

Ohio 17.2 ~~ “17.5 230 1Bv0 360

Indiana 7.8 T.2 150 6.0 125

Tllinois: 21.2 28.0 560 18.0 360

Michigan 89.7 68.5 1,400 30.0 600

Missouri 13.4 15.4 320 15.4 320

Kansas a7 22236 5 62 80

Delaware ae Re) ~~ 34 “56 3.5 70

Maryland 18.6 8.2 170 21.0 420

Virginia 47.9 24.5 500 50.0 1,025

Weat Virginia : 25.6 5.8 120 21.6 450

North Carolina : 61.8 40.0 800 88.0 1,760

South Carolina: : 301.9 171.0 3,300 416.0 8,000

Georgia + 18h 48.8 3,000 _ _ _ 230.0. _ _ 4,600 _

Kentucky 9.2 10.2 205 16.3 3h0

Tennesséé 8.2 9.1 190 6.7 140

Alabama 38.0 50.0 1,000 40.0 800

Mississippi 13.2 17.5 350 12.5

Arkansas 53.7 52.0 1,000 39.0

Louisiana 6.8 9.2 185 7.

Oklahoma 8.9 10.1 210 10.

Texas 26.7 28-8 = 600 380

Idaho 8.0 : 280

Colorado 38.8

Utah 8.7

Washington 66.0

Oregon 17.0

California, Freestone 97 6

Total Above
California
Clingstone

United States

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

2/ Production too small to warrant quantitative estimate.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE, POTENTIAL LAYERS
AND EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS SEPTEMBER 1

* worth 'g, North‘w. North: South * south * 48 united
Yesr ‘tatientic’central ‘Central ‘Atlantic * cant, estora steven! States 1/

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: HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE

+ Thou. Thou, Thou. Thou, Thou, Thou. Thou, thous
1962-66 (Av): 45,769 43,749 53,197 50,133 56,558 45,162 294,588 295,432
1967 : 43,978 42,929 47,540 59,795 67,838 52,110 313,190 324,142
1968 : 43,898 43,314 45,099 60,056 63,614 50,798 306,779 307,792

: PULLETS 3 MONTHS OLD AND OLDER NOT OF LAYING AGE
1966 £10,500 13,450 23,210 16,780 18,510 10,050 92,500 92,712
1967 * 9,370 13,390 21,020 17,810 17,630 10,250 89,470 89,648
1968 * 7,500 10,440 14,080 16,560 16,920 8,710 74,210 7h,h25

: POTENTIAL LAYERS 2/
1966 £55,233 55,097 70,420 73,908 61,027 57,199 392,884 393,989
1967 5 53,348 56,319 68,560 77,605 85,468 61,360 402,660 403,789
1968 51,398 53,754 59,179 76,616 80,534 59,508 380,989 382,217

: EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS

: Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number
1962-66 (Ave): 57-2 57h 5509 56.7 Shel O11 56.9 56.9
1967 60.1 60.0 58.4 59.9 57.6 60.6 5903 5903
1968 1 51-9 60.2 584% 57.2 STH 59.6 5863 584

L/ Includes Aleska and Havedt.

2/ Hens and pullets of laying age plus pullets 3 months old end older not of

laying age.

CROP REPORTING BOARD


GROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Planting of the 1969 winter wheat crop was underway at the end of
August in nearly all States west of the Mississippi River and had started
in some eastern States. Generally above normal rainfall from the Great
Plains westward provided good moisture supplies for the start of fall
seeding and favorable germination is expected.

Oiiseed Outlook Improves

Oilseed production is expected to be 14 percent above last year and
more than a fourth above average. Soybeans, the most important oilseed
crop, continue to lead the expansion in oilseed tonnage, although indicated
production of cottonseed is up 47 percent from last year, Oilseed pros-
pects are for a total of 39.0 million tons -- 2 percent more than a month
earlier, Favorable weather in August advanced soybean prospects in the
North Central and some South Central States. Indicated production of
peanuts, flaxseed and cottonseed also increased during August.

August Weather Generally Favorable Except in the East

August temperatures varied highly but generally averaged below normal
west of the Mississippi River. Hast of the River temperatures were warmer
than usual except in Wisconsin, northern Michigan, much of New York, New
England, and scattered areas in the lower Ohio and Mississippi River
Valleys. Frosts caused minor crop damage in Minnesota and North Dakota
on August 14, In contrast, the following week unusually hot, humid
weather persisted from the central and southern Great Plains to the
Atlantic Ocean. It was the hottest week of the year in South Carolina, the
hottest since mid-June 1966 in Kentucky, the hottest since 1955 in
Pennsylvania, and since 1954 in North Carolina.

Rainfall during August generally averaged near to above normal from
the Great Plains westward, except in Arizona. Precipitation was unusually
heavy in North Dakota, Montana, and in the Pacific Northwest. East of the
Great Plains, rainfall varied highly. Greatest deficiencies were in the
South Atlantic States, in Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, eastern Pennsylvania,
and in most of New England. For parts of the South Atlantic States and
Alabama and Tennessee this was the second consecutive month of below
normal rainfall.

Crop progress was ahead of last year in most of the North Central
States, but continued to lag in northern and eastern parts of this area.
Moisture supplies were generally adequate until late August, except in
parts of South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas. Frequent showers in North
Dakota and the Red River Valle; of Minnesota delayed small grain harvest
and caused some loss of quality and test weight.

Precipitation was light the last half of August over much of the area
except Kansas, Nebraska and parts of Iowa, and soils were becoming dry
at the end of the month.



CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Bartlett pear production in Californie is estimated at 335,000 tons,
sharply lerger than last year's short crop and 20 percent above average. |
Harvest was nearing completion by September 1 in all areas except Lake County,
where harvest was just past half finished. Recent wind and rain caused some
fruit drop and slowed picking in the Lake County area. Production of "other
pears" in Californie is forecast at 26,000 tons, twice last year's short crop
but 4 percent below average. Harvest of Hardy pears, the main variety of
"other pears" is virtually completed.

The Washington Bartlett crop is estimated at 80,000 tons, 14 percent less
than last year and 2 percent below average. Reins in August delayed harvest
but aided sizing. Except at the highest elevation, harvest should be complete
by September 10. ."Other" pear production is forecast at 44,000 tons, 15 per-
cent less than last year but 12 percent above average. Harvest in the Lower
Yakima Valley was virtually complete by September 1 and is expected to be
underway in the Upper Yakima Valley by September 5. ‘The Yakima Valley crop
is short with only feir quality. Harvest is underway in the Wenatchee area
where a very good crop is evident.

Production of Bartletts in Oregon is forecast at 42,000 tons, 41 percent
less than last year and 30 percent below average. Harvest at Medford was
completed by September 1, and the Hood River crop was expected to be completed
by September 5.. Rains in August slowed harvest in some areas and caused some
over-ripening. However, overall size and quality were good. Production of
“other" pears is forecast at 60,000 tons, 25 percent less than last yeer and
19 percent below average. Winter pears developed normally in August at both
Hood River and Medford. Harvest was underwey the last week in August.

The Michigan pear crop is placed at 13,000 tons, 38 percent less than
last year and 64 percent below average. Harvest of this year's light crop is
progressing with good size reported. In New York, harvest of the Clapp's
Favorite crop is complete while the Bartlett harvest is just underway. Harvest
began in Pennsylvania in late August. Dry weather in August reduced prospects
and limited sizing. Harvest neared completion in Idaho with much hail-marked
and off-size fruit reported.

GRAPES: U. S. grape production is forecast at 3,583,550 tons, 18 percent

above the 1967 crop but 4 percent below the 1962-66 average. Expected
productionis below last year in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, end
Arizona, but these declines are more than offset by increases in other major
producing States.

The California grape crop is forecast at 3,250,000 tons, 21 percent above
last year but 4 percent below average. Harvest for fresh shipment continues
active. Quality and berry size are good. Harvest for raisins is well under-
way and a considerable volume has moved to wineries for wine and brandy. Pro-
duction of raisin varieties is estimated at 2,100,000 tons--30 percent above
last year. Wine varieties are expected to total 670,000 tons--up 7 percent
from 1967. Table varieties are expected to total 460,000 tons, 10 percent
above a year earlier.




CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

$ : + Indi: average? 3 Indiv + 2 :
State TO Ee? 19ST 1 cated: yoga-eg: 1967 angea foeece: 1967 + 1968

: 1,000 1,000 1,000

: Zons Tons fons tons tons. tons Percent Percent Percent
Maine 1.27 16440 1.36 512 461 419 wT a 65
N. BH. 1.37 1.62 1.54 227 234 = 206 69 oh 5
Vee 1.59 2.81 1.80 1,032 1,063 1,010 TT 91 62
Mass. 1.66 1.83 1.83 298 282 269 61 ge 64
R. Ie : 1.70 1.93 1.92 30 2 25 63 89 66
Conn. : 1.70 1.98 1.79 255 239 201 63 89 68
N.Y. : 1.79 2.12 2.10 5,231 5,845 5,670 65 93 86
N. J. + 1.92 2.39 217 336 383 320 48 90 63
Pa. 1 259. 29% — L-Dh 3,339. 4,035  20W7 ok 8
Ohio : 1.8) “1.78 2.03° 3,431 2,936 3,405 9 7 om
Ind. 2.03 1.97 2619 2,454 1,894 2, 1% 7O ou
m2. : 2.29 2.68 2.56 4,190 3,867 3,392 72 B 85
Mich. 1.92 2.01 2.08 3,390 3,300 3,325 TH 79 87
Wis. 23h 2.5) _ 2-63_ 9,263 _ 10,268 10,567 _ _ 69. _ se --BD--
Minn. 2.23 2.23 2629 7,8: 7 7,817 83
Towa 2043 2.57 2-71 7,789 7,132 7,142 81 15 9
Mo. 1.60 1.9% 1.88 4,810 5,642 5,433 65 72 86
N. Dak. 1,28 1.06 1.23 4,543 ays ky 8h 47 81
S. Dak. =: 1.613 1.09 1420 5,279 4,913 5,543 15 59 a
Nebr. : 1.41 1.46 1.30 6,750 6,604 5,858 78 68
Kans. — 2-83. watt LB 4,478 _ _ 3,282 47k. BLL
Del. 1.62 2,08 1, 3 5 60 53 oh 50
Mie 1,60 2.17 1.98 561 710 634 50 a B
Va. 1,32 1.51 1.65 1,407 1,532 1,652 65 92 85
We Vas + 1.20 1-51 1.50 THO g12 903 66 89 87
N.C, : 1.22 1.37 134 732 654 8 81 91 B
3.6. : 141 1.72 1.63 360 390 356 17 88 63
Ga. : 1.63 1.95 1.90 783 845, 846 82 90 69
Pla. t LG. 1.76 _ 1,68_ _ 26 _ atk ork TLL
Ky. : 1.58 1.82 1.79 2,691 2,97 ~ 2,801 B B 89
Tenn. + 1443 1.58 1.36 1,869 1,95. 1,674 17 8B 60
Ala. : 1633 1.56 1.39 731 780 708 82 93 Th
Miss. 1.49 1.72 1.66 962 1,096 1,030 1? 9 81
Ark. 1.34% 1.64 1.77 976 1,357 1,272 65 83 81
la. 1.58 1.93 1.73 631 bby 535 15 86 86
Okla. 1.53 1.85 1.86 2,455 3,065 2,986 67 TT 83
Texas — 2-40 1.64 _ 2-87_ 3,093 _ _ 3,774 362 Sk 8 OL
Mont. : 1.5L 1.63 1.52 3,530 3,864 3,603 7
Idaho 2 2.53 2.81 2653 3,324 3,714 3,352
Wyo. : 21.35 1.59 1-33. 1,567 1,946 1,570
Colo. : 1.87 1.92 1.82 2,778 2,088 2,863
Ne Mex. =: 3.36 «3.57 3662 825 63 918
Ariz. 4.62 4.82 498 i,12h 1,122 1,215
Utah 2.55 2.86 2.7% 1465 1,665 1,576
Nev. 1.84 - 1.97 2.00 "776 89 678
Wash. 2.38 2,68 2649 2,133 2,345  2,2h7
Oreg. 1697 2.04 “1694 9,330 2,325 2,053
Calif. 4.98. 3: pee 2202,
he 8 1 18 Li 30h 123,821 _


CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA
ALFALFA AND ALFALFA MIXTURES FOR HAY

Maine
N. He
Vt.
Mass.
Re Ie
Conne
N.Y.
Ne Je
Pas
Ohio
Ind.
qi.
Mich.
Wise

Towa
Moe

N. Dak.
S. Dak,
Nebr.
Kans.

Mi.
Van

We Vae
Ne Ce

Miss.

: _ . Mield per sere

~ 3-30 _ 5930 _ 6.273. _

~ ho -

— — Production

Average sIndicated:Average : Indicated
4 1969266: 291 6. agkess 2 9 2 1
1,000 1,000
: Tons Tone ons tons. 8 tons tn,
: 1.81 1.90 1.90 30 ho 38
: 2.03 2.30 © 2.20 38 51 46
+ 2003 2025 2.25 272 326 313
+ 216 2625 2.30 710 70 69
2 2025 2.25 2.25 8 7 T
: 2032 2.60 2h & 5 62
t 219 2.50 2.45 2,674 eet 20e
: 2.0 3.00 2,80 200
tak 2 2K5 2.30- - A528 _ A - re wee
: 219 2610 1,906
2 2.39 2.25 28 1,482 ? ies 1538
: 2.73 3.20 3.00 2,901 23765 2,280
: 2.08 2.15 2.25 2,783 2,756 ete
5 2052 _ _ 2600 _ 2679 _ _ 7,237. A
2” 2.60 2.60 ~ 2.70 6,271 ees b, 576
: 2.70 2.80 2.95 5,716 5,671 5,649
: 2.60 2.95 2.80 1,932 2,493 2,31
: 1.61 1635-1655 2,080 1,863 2,010
: 151 140 1.55 3,264 3,07h 3,472
2 2.39 2660 2.20 4,34. 4,UB2 1026
+ 2243 _ _ 2.85_ _ 2.60_ - 302 - 5 — 3,084
2 72.70 ~~ 2.90 ~ 2.90 wy
2 2625 3-2 2.90 198 ooh 191
2: 1.99 2.20 2.60 365 180 208
: 1.67 2.00 1.900 190 Uh 129
: 1.98 2.10 2.10 5u 23 9
+ 2298 2.20. 205. 2 ge
12.36 2.65 2470 g02 639 5k}
2 233 245 2635 3h0 172 18
: 1.87 2.00 1460 23 12 nu
2 242 2.4 200 21 oh 19
: 2eTT 350 30 235 234 466
2 1693 260-2025 37 52 3
2 2035 2.70 28 i, 1B 1,509 1538
Pel ~~ 2: - $92 -.- hom = =P. =
: 2.15 1.95 2,01 eo 40k” ~ 2,18
3615 2.85 2937 3,295 2,953
2.45 2.00 ho 1,1h2 sok
2.60 2655 1,921 1,971 1,953
4.50 edd TH 868 886
5030 5e50 1,036 1,039 1,133
3625 3210 1,279 1,462 1,363
3645 3-10 4.80 93,
3-30 3000-1, 448
2.90 2480 1,116


CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968

POTATOES, IRISH--Continued

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Seasonal
group
and
 — Stete. 1
LL. SUMMER:
Va. 1.2 1.0 73 80 90 117 96 90
We Va. 5.3 5.2 6h 67 70 3890355 364
N.C. 1.0 8 122 120) 1h5 185 120 116
Colo. 23.2 12.8 13.4 202 185 225 2,674 2,368 3,015
N. Mex. 4 3.1 4.4 172 200 190 409 620 836
Wash. 8 21.0 21.0 332 325 350 6,256 6,825 7,350
Calif. + — 8-5 9-6 _ 8.6 _ 342 _ 300 _ 360 _ Bo see of Zab ~ 196
me 2 M21 2-2 1255. _ 213 _ SPT _ 237 _ 28,54 _ 29,120.
Maine 2 145.6 158.0 155.0 258 238 225 37,473 531,60 34,875
N. HE. > 1.5 1.2 42.1 212 210 210 314 252 231
vt. : 19 16 2.45 190 180 180 369 288 270
Mass. : 6.7 64 5.6 198 190 175 1,329 1,216 980
R. I. : 5.5 6.0 5.7 227 190 225 1,249 1,140 1,282
Conn. : 66 6.3 6.0 227 215 210 1,496 1,354 1,260
N, Y. -L. I. : 28.2 31.6 2/26.0 270 235 270 7,614 Dye 7,020
~Upstate =: 4030 36.0 33.0 218 2 3 225 8,726 pen
Pa. am PGS 38-0 _ 38:0 _ 185 _ 20 _ 21) Ted2h_
8 Eastern-Fall :_ wee set "273:9_ _ 239 _ 236 _ 226 — = 8830" ae ee
Ohio 2 11.9 12.3 ~ 11797 ~ 201 ~ B05 ~ 210 ~ “2,396"
Ind. : 6.6 6.5 6.0 253 300 2ho 13667 12350
Mich. : 34.4 33.0 30.5 203 «215 a5 6,996 7,095 ase
Wis. = 3505 39-5 36.5 21h 238 210 7,606 9,401 7,665
Minn. : 94,2 98.0 94.0 127 120 120 11,974 11,760 11,280
N. Dak. : 108.8 120.0 111.0 126 119 140 oT 1k, 260 154380
S. Dak. : Hs 3-9 5.5 109 100 15 Es
Nebr. L_ 7.0, 2 2 7
8 Central-rolt i DRG £5 ~yeltt- - 8 - BB - ie = ais Be ae
Mont. ae BL ~ 169 7 I rt il
Tdaho-10 S.W.Co. ; 22,1 31.0 29.0 es9 97300 (Bio
~Other Co. 243.4 273.0 265.0 47,675 54,600 46,375
Wyo. + 344 344 3.7 506 578 629
Colo. : 34.0 33.6 34.5 8,209 9,240 7,935
Utah 8.1. 7.7 7.3 1,231 1,463 gh9
Nev. 1.2 °T A 222 192 110
Wash. : 25.7 43.0 43.0 8,756 15,265 15,910
Oreg.-Malheur Co.: 11.6 20.5 17.0 3,036 5,842 675
“Other Co. : 25.6 28.5 28.5 6,154 7,410 7,125
Calif. t PBL wet 2 6,837_ 9,210 030
9 Western-Fall *:— KK - R 22 2 #85 67 11h, 612" LOL, 316
27 BB 5 Oe
Total t= 1088.6 hs
us 1,357.9 1,392.6
woe eee ee LOL?

y/ Includes the following quantities not harvested or not marketed hele of

economic conditions (1,000 cwt.):

1967 - Alabama, 175.

Breakdown between late summer and fall based on 1965-67 percentage harvested

before and after October 1.
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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

SWEETPOTATOES: Sweetpotato production is forecast at 13,604,000
~—~——~—~—<«éiéR NW ght, about the same as the 13,558,000 crop
harvested in 1967. The crop developed well in August, except in
Virginia, New Jersey and the Carolinas, where it was too dry and het.
Harvest, except in New Jersey, is generally underway but volume dige
gifg is not expected until mid to late September.

PASTURES: Reported pasture condition on September 1 was 81 percent

of normal, highest for this date since 1961. Current
condition is 3 percentage points above a year earlier and 9 points
above average for the date. ‘The decline in pasture condition from
August 1 to September 1 was one point this year, the same as the
average change. The favorable pasture condition can be attributed
to generally adequate rainfall during August and temperatures which
ranged from 2-) degrees below normal in the West to 1-4 degrees
above normal in most areas of the East. However, precipitation was
Light in most of the Atlantic States, and in several areas of the
Central States. In most of these areas, paature condition deterio-
rated from August 1.

In the North Atlantic Region, moisture has been short and
pasture condition ranges from poor to fair in most States.
Pastures in the South Atlantic Region range from very poor in
Delaware and South Carolina tio good to excellent in Virginia,
West Virginia and Florida. In most areas of this region, weather
has been warmer than usual, and where moisture has been short
pastures have deteriorated rapidly. Pastures in the North
Central Region are mostly in good to excellent condition except
for parts of Iowa, South Dakote, Nebraska and Kansas. States
in the South Central Region reported good to excellent pastures
except in Tennessee and Alabama. In the West, pastures are in
good to excellent condition in all States except Colorado and
California, where they are only fair. In most States of this
region, rainfall was moderate to heavy and temperatures were
below normal during August -~ particularly the last half of the
month.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

HAWAII: COFFEE FRODUCTION

tes : 1966 1967 1/

TTT" 5,000 7 7 7 7 eenenenes Yoo” 3,000
pounds pounds pounds
9,184 8,040 5,700

1/ Revised.


CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968
HARVESTE

CROP

Corn, grain
Wheat, all
Winter
Durum
Other spring
Oats
Barley
Rye
Flaxseed
Sorghum grain
Rice
Cotton
Hey, all
Hay, wild
Hay, alfalfa
Hay, clover and timothy !/
Hay, lespedeza
Beans, dry edible
Peas, dry field
Soybeans for beans
Peanuts 2/
Potatoes
Winter
Early spring
Late spring
Early summer
Late summer
Fall
Total
Sweetpotatoes
Tobacco

Sugarcane for sugar and seed

Sugarbeets
Broormcorn

$8" Doss not inolude Alaska and Hawaii

cept for sugarcane,

so te ae ne ae oe ae oe ae ae fon oe +

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1/ Exoludes sweetolover and lespedeza hay.

2/ Harvested for nuta.

APPROVED:

PC Baku

D ACREAGE, UNITED STATES*
—Hatvested ___i___For Harvest _____
Average : 3 21968 as pet.
1962-66: __ 1967 og 1968s of 1967
Thousands | Thousande Thousands: Percent
56,517 60,385 55, 886 92. &
47,677 59,004 56, 039 95.0
36,604 45,626 43, 005 94.3
2,310 2,754 3,566 129.5
8,763 10,624 9,468 89,1
19,957 15,970 17, 765 11,2
10,615 9,188 9,999 108,8
1,602 1,072 1,019 95,1
2,831 1,991 2,213 111,2
125496 15,111 14,197 94.0
1,818 1,970 2,360 119.8
13,491 7,997 10, 318 129.0
66,838 64,728 63, 567 98.2
10,299 9,548 9,450 99.0
28,973 28,234 27,461 97,3
13, 663 13,276 13,541 102.0
2,304 1,673 1,541 92,1
1,428 1,225 1,473 120.2
283 241 254 105.4
31,602 39,742 40,949 103,0
1,409 1,402 1,425 101,7
21 25 22 89,1
30 28 33 118.6
102 103 84 81.5
84 87 86 98.1
133 126 126 99.7
989 1,089 1,042 95.7
1,358 1,458 1,393 95.5
170 147 148 101.1
1,086 961 899 93.6
603 629 606 96.3
1,228 1,122 1,423 126.8
163 108 110 101.9
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CROP REPORTING BOARD:
G. D, Simpson, Chairman,
M, L. Koehn, Secretary,
B. W. Kelly, Cc. E. Burkhead,
A. Langley, W. G. Lee,
Re M, Sutherland, J. S. Buche,
G. D, Hasenmeyer, W. Hinson, Jr.,
C. Hudson, M, Kunst,
J. J. Morgan, E. Nordberg,
H. F, Prindle, Be F. Reed,
Cc. D, Spencer, Pp. G. Truckor,
P. M, Williamson, W. R. Woodrow.

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GROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

SUGAREEETS
woe tL LT lyfeldpermesre [LEI oo lProdsctioa 2
State * average * ? Indicated * Average * * Indicated
2 3962-66 ' I96T + 1968 1g62-66 + 1967 + 1968
woe fe ee ee Ee
: 1,000 1,000 1,000
3s Tons Tons Tons. tons. tons. tong.
Ohio : 16.2 18.7 20,0 473 467 700
Mich, + 15.9 17.4 17.0 1,190 1,256 1,462
Minn, 2 15 11,2 13.0 1,359 1,422 2,067
N. Dek, : L7 10.8 23.0 674 848 1,132
Nebr, : 16.2 13.6 16.0 1,215 853 1,152
Kans, + 16.5 18.1 16.5 317 417
Texas + 19.9 22.2 23.0 364 663 897
Mont. 2 14.9 17.6 16.5 947 1,007 1,01.
Tdaho 2 «18.8 19.8 18.5 2, 2,912 3,545
Wyo. 2 ls 16.6 15.0 83 8h9 915
Colo, : 16.8 16.5 16.5 2,604 2,105 2, 788
Ariz. : s+ 16.2 20.5 o- 188. 348
Uteh : 16.9 18.1 18.0 473 458 522
Wash. 2 25 22.1 23.5 1,390 1,052 1,316
Oreg. a eo) 25.0 24,0 72 488 528
Calif, 1/ + 2006 19.8 21.5 6,055 3,984 5,590
Other, 3
States 113-02 8 eR LL aS 20
U.8. : 17.3 17.1 17.6 21,245, 19,199 25,093

LY Relates to year of harvest, Includes some acreage carried over to the
following spring.

SUGARCANE FOR SUGAR AND SEED

[ee Yield per acre
State = average :

+ 1962-66

: Tons.
Florida > 31.6 34.0 35.0 5,46. 6,715 «6, 580
Louisiana 2: 23.6 27.6 28.0 Tek 8,682 8,400
Heweit t 922 28 96-2 99.5 _ — 10,585 _ 32. WTO
U. 8. : 39.0 42.3 Ah 23,471 26, 628 26,681

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

major producing States. Yield of the 1968 crop is estimated at 55.7
bushels per acre compared with 50.7 last year and the average of 47.4
pushela, Yield prospects are good except in parts of the Southeast and
other local areas, Greenbug activity has been evident in the Great Plains
and the Southwest, but damage is believed limited.

Harvesting of sorghum grain in Texas was 35 percent: complete by August 30,
compared with 40 percent a year earlier. Much of the crop is nearing
maturity in Southern growing aress, although some late planted acreage is
in the early stages of development, About half of the Nebraska acreage is
turning color, Some growing in Northern areas needs another month of
frost-free weather to mature properly.

BROOMCORN: ‘The crop is estimated at 17,800 tons, the same as a month

earlier. Improved prospects in New Mexico offset some loss in
Oklahoma, The indicated production for this year compares with the record
mall crop of 14,700 tons last year and 25,320 tonsa for the 1962-66
average.

The Oklahdma crop is estimated at 6,400 tong, down 400 tons from a
month ago, While the quality of the Lindsay crop.is very good, yields
failed to come-up to eerlier expectations, Greentnigs Have caused some
damage in the Panhandle.

Most of the Texas crop has been sola with production estimates at
2,900 tongs the’ same as estimated last month. Below normal temperatures
in Colorado slowed maturity of late broomcorn; also, greenbugs were damaging
late plantings, ‘However, early broomcorn continues promising with total
production for the State estimated at 3,900 tons, no change from the
Avgust 1 estimate, The crop progressed well in New Mexico in August.
Harvest is underway; length, quality, and yields-are good, Production is
estimated at’ 4,600 tons, up 400 tone from last month,

BAYé:" Production of*ell kinds of hay is now forecast at 123.8 million

tons~~2 ‘percent less than last year's record crop, but 2 percent
above average. September 1 conditions indicate an all hay yleld of 1.95
toxs per acre,

The current forecast is 2 percent more than the August 1 forecast,
It-results primarily from higher production prospects in the North Centrel
States, where moisture supplies were sufficient to maintain or improve
yields. Increased prospects in these States more than offset declines in
@ number of eastern, pouthern and western States,

U.S. production prospects for alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures increased
slightly in August . Total output is now forecast at 71.8 million tons--
down 3 percent from last year, and slightly below average. Yield expectations
were below a month earlier in several North Atlantic States, but these
were more then offset by rather large yield increases in a few North Central
States, In the Far West production prospects remained about the same as
for last month,

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA
_ AUGUST EGG PRODUCTION

2 702 :
159 936 72387 132

* 3! 1,519 1,5 3 5 23"
Wash. 4,794
an Se 3 rey bes Bo

a,

West. <7 = Ete: = ane zt g- = Ha Pe
Be S stskes F = : rt “Be = > te a. =5, - = ie So
por } 3795, 18 ih a WW, S oa _o at
USL LIE = 258" 7 D888 T 5, 70h “ysis ~ Wr zoor — WsyoBer

y Cumulative state “cotata ypased on unrounded monthly data.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

FLAXSEED: Production of flaxseed is forecast at 26.4 million bushels, up

33 percent from last year, but 10 percent below average. The
expected yield is 11.9 bushels per acre compared with 10.0 bushels in 1967
and the average of 10.4 bushels. Yield prospects improved during August
in Minnesota and South Dakota but declined in Montana.

The flax crop is late in North Dakota; about 12 percent of the crop
was combined by September 1, compared with 35 percent at about the same
time last year. In the northern areas of the State, Plex still needs time
to mature, and much will depend on the date of the first killing frost.
Harvest in South Dakota was about 80 percent complete by September 1.
Yield of early seeded flax was excellent, but was considerably lower on
the later plantings. In Minnesota, about 45 percent of the crop was com-
bined -- about average -~- and a relatively good crop is expected.

PEANUTS: ‘The September 1 peanut production forecast of 2,485 million
pounds is 12 million pounds above the 1967 crop of 2,473
million pounds. Improved prospects in the Southeast and Southwest areas,
mostly Georgia and Oklahoma, more than offset some decline in the
Virginia-Carolina area. The expected U. S. yield per acre is 1,744 pounds,
21 pounds below last year's record high.

Production in the Virginie-North Carolina area is forecast at 639
million pounds ~- 4 percent below the forecast q month earlier, put 6
percent above the 1967 crop. Indicated yield per acre, at 2,376 pounds,
is 100 pounds below last month's expected yield, but 135 pounds more
than in 1967. A long period of hot weather in August caused the decline.

In the Southeast area, production is expected to total 1,229 million
pounds -- 56 million pounds above the month earlier forecast, but 83
million pounds below 1967. Yields are expected to average 1,676 pounds
per acre, compared with 1,831 pounds a year earlier. Production prospects
improved in Georgia, but declined in all other States except Alebama,
which was unchanged.

Production in the Southwest area is forecast at 617 million pounds --
6 million pounds above the August 1 forecast and 59 million pounds above
1967. The increase is due to improved prospects in Oklahoma. For the
area, a yield of 1,460 pounds is expected, compared with 1,342 in 1967.

COTTON: Conditions on September 1 indicated a cotton crop of 11,197,000

bales -- 221,000 bales above the previous month's forecast. This
production is 50 percent above the 1967 outturn of 7,455,000 bales but
below the 1962-66 average of. 13,986,000 bales. Differences between the
September forecasts and final production in the decade have averaged
483,000 bales -- ranging from 56,000 to 1,417,000 bales.

An average lint yield of 521 pounds per harvested acre is indicated
for the crop. Yields averaged 447 pounds last year, 480 pounds in 1966,
and 500 pounds during 1962-66. Favorable to excellent weather for cotton
continued in August for all but @ few major producing areas. Conditions
generally enhanced fruit development, promoted maturity, and favored insect
control programs.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

NON-CITRUS FRUITS AND NUTS

CROP ; Average ~ o-
1962-661/% 1967 1/

Apples, Com'l., crop (Mil. Ibs. ): 5,930.1 5, 425,1 5,426.1 5, 362,1

Peaches {Million Ibs.): 3,501.1 2,692.1 3,694.3 3,599.1
Pears (1, 000 tons): 632 463 622 628
Grapes (1, 000 tons 3,719 3,049 3,646 3,584
Cherries (1, 000 tons 260 197 208 208
Apricots {1,000 tons 201 148 149 149
Cranberries (1,000 bbl, 1,392 1,424 o-- 1,587
Pecans (1,000 lbs, 208, 600 231,900 = 188, 700

2 Estimates for cherries are not based on current indications, but are carried
forward from the August report,

MILK AND EGG PRODUCTION

Average

‘Million
pounds pounds Millions Millions Millions
10,315 10,208 5,374 5,872 5,785
9,709 9,567 5,236 5,794 5,643

Jan, -Aug, Incl, 86,537 82,890 81,581 43,787 47,001 46,986

SOYBEAN STOCKS ON FARMS SEPTEMBER 1 1/

CROP : 1, 000 : 1,000. ¢ 1,000
eae i ___ bushels ___: bushels ___:__ bushels
Soybeans ? 4,412 41,626 55,631

‘estimated as of October 1,

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

State ‘. Sazvesked _ ft

‘Average’ :

tAverege: y967 sharvestty9¢p.66: 1967 : t
ween r9e=66; 2 3 968 OOP Ts 1968 OTs 8

: 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

t gcres geres Bughela hels Bushels mushels bushels bushels
Ind. z 9 -n 10 65.0 0 = 68.0 3 715 680
Th. 3 T 8 T 56.2 55.0 60.0 372 420
Towa, : 26 he ko 70.0 73.0 75.01, 874 3,066 3,000
Mo, : 23 9 265 ehh 652.6 58.0 64.0 10,747 15,370 15,616
8.Dek, : 243 317 25h 38.0 24.0 40.0 8,81 7 10,160
Nebr, + 1,948 2,208 1,838 57.7 57,0 62.0 111,701 130,986 113,956
Kana, t 3,132 3,248 3,475 42.0 46,0 50.0 130,813 249,408 173,750
Va. : 6 8 44k = 50.0 48.0 230
N.C. : 46 46 46 42,2 50,0 48.0 1,940 2,300 2,208
B.C. t 5 7 6 27.8 35.0 30.0 u 2h5
Ga. t 2 u 12 32.44 37.0 34.0 407 408
yy. A 8 8 7 45.8 57,0 55.0 360 456 385
Tenn, t u ub 8 40.0 4&k,o 38.0 436 616 304
Ala. : 9 8 6 27.2 35.0 72-0 2k3 280 190
Misa, =: 10 10 8 35.4 45.0 5.0 354 450 360
Ark, : 29 Ay 4633.8 «= 43.0 45.0 3,053 2,022 ~=— 2, 070
Te. : 5 25 2 29.1 36.0 36.0 168 900 900
Okla, 2: 609 — 679 679 32.3 38.0 «45.0 19,887 25,802 30,555
Texag =: 5,235 6,735 6,331 46.2 51.0 58.0 253,013 343,485 367,198
Cold; 3 299 3h 306 32.6 37.5 37.0 9,727 12,750 11,322
NeMex. + 220 314 286 62.6 61.0 59.0 13,702 19,154 16,874
Arig.) 2 137 9 2h6 22h 72,9 81.0 75.0 10,122 19,926 16,800
Calif, 7 _ 287 _ _'2h_ _ _331_ 70.6 _ 68.0 _ _70-0 _ 20,370_ _28,832 _ 23,170.

U.8. °F 12,496 15,112 14,197 47.4 50.7 55.7 594,633 765,617 790,880

: 320 2,900

Colo, 2 26 230 2k5 7,160 4,100 3,900
NMex, tJ 352 2502 2 350 OO 8 _ _ 4,600

vs, $  3ab 273 322 25,320 14,700 —«:1, 800

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

The quantity of hops to be available for market during 1968 will be
governed by regulations issued under Federal Marketing Order Number 991.
Quantities not marketable under the Marketing Order may be placed in a
reserve pool, left unharvested, or destroyed.

Washington hop prospects were reduced by unfavorable August weather.
Harvest of Early Clusters began about August 15. Rain which plagued the
Yakima, Valley august 14-28, caused considerable harvesting delays in some
areas. Harvest is expected to be completed by September 15. Yards remain
quite variable, and some wind and spider damage has been reported. Vines
are generally light this year, facilitating faster and cleaner picking.
August rains damaged several hop yards in Oregon and delayed harvesting
operations, The Idaho crop remained in good condition, because the Early
Cluster crop picked out better than expected. Harvest was delayed by rains
in August and the general lateness of the crop. Iete Clusters were in
good condition and harvest is scheduled to begin shortly. Quality is good
with no disease problems reported. Harvest of the California crop reached
the half way point by September 1 and completion is expected by mid-month.
Quality is generally good, but some damage from wind and insects has been
reported.

POTATOES: Prospective 1968 production of fall potatoes is 210,573,000
hundredweight, 3 percent less than the August 1 estimate, 9
percent below the 1967 outturn.

The September 1 outlook for the 8 eastern States indicated a crop
of 61,963,000 hundredweight, 4 percent less than estimated a month
earlier, 8 percent below the 1967 production. Dry weather in August
continued in Maine and most other eastern States.

Estimated production for the 8 central States, at 47,294,000 hundred-
weight, is slightly more. than a month earlier, moatly because of improved
prospects in North Dakota. Such outturn would place the 1968 crop 4 per-
cent below 1967 production. August temperatures varied widely in Michigan
and Wisconsin -- weather was often too hot and humid for the crop. Moisture
supplies were generally plentiful in the Red River Valley of North Dakota
and Minnesota. Coolness in August retarded crop maturity, but harvest
is expected to be active by mid-September, Digging of a good crop was
underway in Nebraska by September 1.

Production for the 9 western States is forecast at 101,316,000
hundredweight -- 4 percent below a month earlier, and 12 percent less
than production in 1967. Frost nipped the crop in the San luis Valley
of Colorado and in Uteh. Idaho had unusually wet weather and below normal
temperatures in August. Wet fields were slowing harvest in southwestern
Idaho and in Malheur County, Oregon. In Washington, cool weather
benefited sizing and evenness of growth. Development in California is
behind normal in the Tulelake area.

Production of the late summer crop is estimated at 29,720,000 hundred~
weight, slightly less than a month earlier, but 4% percent above the 1967
crop. Digging was active in all areas. About one-third of the New Jersey
erop had been harvested by September 1, and shipments were well ahead of
a year earlier.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

YIELD AND PRODUCTION, UNITED STATES, * AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1968

CROP sAverage: 3 cate

ds : CT
:1962-66: 1967 ssept, Average: 1967 Aug. ept. 1,
_--~—-- ===, won 198 1968 1968
Corn, grain 68.3 7802} 83.0 }3,862, 300 | 4,722,164] 4,555,893 | 4,636, 456
Wheat, all 25.8 25.8} 285 {1,229,893 | 1,524,349/1,605, 958 | 1,596,599
Winter 26.4 26.6] 2901 967,508 | 1,212,132]2,255,536 | 1.251537
Durum 27.9 22.9| 28.5 64,467 63,013) 104,568) 101,534
Other spring 22.7 23.5] 25.7 | 197,917] 249,225] 245,854] 243,528
Oats 45.7 #.0] 52.6 | 911,628] 781,867] 938,435) 934,424
Barley 37.8 403| 42.5 | 398,417| 370,246] 425,172] 424,563
Rye 20.5 22.5| 23.7 32,670| 24,075, 24,124) 24,124
Flaxseed 10.4 10.0} 12.9 29,293| 19,931] 25,778| 26,427
Rice 2/4,074 | 2/4,550/2/4,657 74,156 89,648; 111,563} 109,921
Sorghum grain 4104 50.7, 55.7 | 594,633| 765,617) 771,697) 790,880
Cotton 2/500 2/447| 2/52. 13,986 7,455| 10,976] 115197
Hay, all 1.81 1095] 1.95 | 120,927) 126,361} 121,676] 123,827
Hay, wild 1 294 90 9,425 9,021, 8,491 8,470
Hay, alfalfa 2.49 2.63} 2.61 72,127; 74,282] 70,916] 71,802
jay, clover and
timothy 3/ 1.53 1.71) 1.77 20,923} 22,751! 22,901) 24,005
Hay, leepedens 14023 1.51] 1.32 2,840 2,521} 2,132 2,037
eans, dry e le
(Cleaned) cewt.: 2/1,286 | 2/1,263/2/1,242 18,344 15,472] 18,419 18,289
Peas, dry field "tep,ere | 2/1,556|2/1,497 4,528 3,751; 3,886 3,803
Soybeans for beans bu.: 24.3 2405] 2644 | 768,672] 972,701}1,064, 358] 1,079,627
Peanuts 4/ lb.: 1,406 1,765] 1,744 |2,110,983} 2,473,385 2,450,750} 2,485,375
Potatoes: 3
Winter cwt.: 194 198, «175 4,092 4,894] 3,845 3,845
Early spring "3 150 105} 152 4,525 2,940 5,050 5,050
Late spring "3 224 230) 238 22,769 23,734] 20,067 20,067
Early summer Ss 151 160! 167 12,662 13,980| 14,282 14,278
Late summer ws 215 227, 237 28,544 28,640] 29,820 29,720
Fall "204 zz} 202 | 202,482] 231,224) 216,805) 210,573
Total "3 202 209] 204 | 275,023| 305,412 269,869) 283,533
Sweetpotatoes "3 87 93 92 14,733 13,658} 13,778 13,604
Tobacco Tb.: 1,957 2,052} 1,995 !2,125,560} 1,972,147|1,827,494| 1,793,817
Sugarcane for sugar 3
and seed ton; 39.0 42.3} 441] 23,471] 26,628) 26,682 26,681
Sugarbeets "3 ) 1763 171} 1706 215245 19,199] 24,744 25,093
Broomcorn "3 Bfsa 2/273] 2/322 25 15 18 18
Hops lb.; 1,632 1,667, 1,533 | 52,102] 49,513 45,597] 43,686
Pasture ___+__§__t peter 5/72] _ 5/78} S81) tet et
% Does not include Alaska and Hawail except for Sugarcane. JJ stimates for rye

are not based on current indications, but are carried forward from the August
report, 2/ Pounds. 3/ Excludes sweetclover and lespedeza hay. 4/ Harvested
for nuts, 5/ Conditions September 1.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968

Conn.

N. Y.

Mich.
Idaho
Colo.
Utah
Wash. » all

Bartlett
Other

Oreg., all

Bartlett
Other

Calif., all

Bartlett
Other

Crop Reporting BoaFd, SRS, USDA

1967

1968

1/ Includes quantities unharvested on account of economic conditions, and excess

cullage of harvested fruit.

2 Iacludes States for which estimates have been discontinued.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Bughels Bushels ushels bushels bushels

32.0 36.0 sl 558 "756
32.0 30.0 18,006 —_ 30,720 28,500
22.0 26.0 97,269 123,420 126, 906
24.0 23.0 21,989 39,552 35,627
18.0 21.0 35,722 30,366 31,878
48.5 43.0 12,475 4,550 12,610
23.0 25.0 485 667 700
23.0 25-0 487 460 450
45.5 4h. 1,595 1,866 1,628
50.0 45.0 4719 400 360
22.0 26.0 6,176 1,686 2,548
in: 72.0 _ _ 28.5... 2616 1980 ____ 2,56 __
Bent ~~ "235 “25.7 7 Totsat ” 9,205 ~~ 23,508 ~ >
DURUM WHEAT
- dela per O82 weit AleTade7 Production — Fedtceted
3 Indica Average : 3 cate
we DPT a 968 3 1962-66. 2 2957 21968
1,000 1,000 1,000
Bushels Bushels Bushels bushels bushels bushels
Minn, : "39,6 35-0 33.0 2,319 2,205 3,531
N, Dak, , 287 22.5 29.0 55,216 51,458 84,883
8, Dak, : 17.8 28.0 26.0 2,182 4 bod 4, 888
Mont, 2 23-8 19.0 23.0 4,282 4,560 1,728
Calif. a 590k _ 61.0 _, 320. . N69 a 366 _ 504
Be Se 8 27.9 Beg 7 B85 Gu hr” 763,023 7” 10,534 —
WHEAT: Production by clesses, for the United States
TR TTT OSI IL inter [II IE DID sping IIIT thee TT
RE eet inctad ee rk ee
"1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
: bushels bushels bushels bushels ‘pushels bushels
Ave 1962-66 613,112 199,513 18,105 “Gh,W67 «170,336 1,229,893

3967 712,431 279,776 236,090 63,013 234,039 1,524,349
1968 1/ ; 811,301 243,798 227,652 102,534 212,314 1,596,599

me em a ee He eee ee ew eee wae

L/ Indicated September 1, 1968.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

BEANS, DRY EDIBLE 1/

New York : 1,156 1,530 1,200 1,104 1,255 1,116
Michigan :  -1,2he 1,070 1,100 7,556 5,382 6,864
Minnesota : 2/717 950 1,000 2/ 47 57 60
North Dakota : 2/1,010 970 1,100 2/228 20h 264
Nebraska t 1,660 1,850 1,800 1,195 1,314 1,422
Kansas : 1,160 1; 1,350 12) 154
Montana ¢ 1,700 1,800 1,700 216 uy 170
Taaho 2 1,74 1,720 1,700 1,816 1,565 1,904
Wyoming 21,550 720 7
Colorado 950 1,818 1,864 2,014
New Mexico 50 ho 20 28
Utah 50 41 70 50
Washington 1,750 Wag 190 35
California

Large Lima 1,670 752 774 735

Baby Lima 1,850

Other _ a 132

Total Calif. 369 ~~ 7 1,558 - ~ 2,626 a 2

United States +7” ~ 1,286 7 ~ 1,263 ~~ — abe” ~ 18,3uN" ~ 715 72 7 18, 287 ~

1/ Excludes beans grown for garden seed.
2/ 1964-66 average.

PEAS, DRY FIELD 1/

;PreLiminary; Average : 1967 , Preliminary
1: 198 =, 1962-66 , : 1968

‘1,000 1,000 1,506 ~~
: Pounds Pounds Pounds ewt cwt. cut
Minnesota : 964 1,500 1,500 72 90 105
North Dakota : 1,202 1,300 1,200 60 39
Idaho : 1,682 1,550 1,520 1,830 1,658 1,581
Washington 2 1,644 1,600 1,500 2,376 1,855 1,965
Oregon t_ 2,320. 1,200 _ _ 2,300 167, 08
United States ; 1,612 1,556 1,497 4,528 3,751 3,803

yu Includes peas grown for seed and cannery peas harvested dry.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

MOK PRODUCTION: August milk production is estimated at 9,567 million pounds, 1

percent less than a year earlier and 5 percent below average for
the month. Daily average production for August was down 6 percent from July, the
same change as a year earlier. For the first 8 months of the year, production
was 1.6 percent less than a year earlier.

Monthly milk production, August 1968 with comparisons
(In millions of pounds)

we See et

2 % 3 he he
2 86

157 154 16h Pea 121
6h 59 7 2h6 239
8.6 7.2 ©6647 204 196
Bok es ¢
85 68 65 & a
578 554 539 82 83
436 394 393 16 2
253-33 256 2h7
34 31

128 12h

1h. 13.

696 859 TL a

467 4488 26 2

uh 43

66 65

1.9 17

172 264

95 87

TH TT3

1.59 1.60

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Réporting Board, SRS, USDA

CATS: Production of ost¢ 48 estiinuted at 934 million bushels, one-fifth

more than last year and 3 percent above average, slightly below a
month earlier. Changes in production between September 1 and the final
estimate have averaged 28 million bushels for the past decade--ranging
from 9 million to 67 million bushels.

Most of the Nation's oat crop had been combined by September 1. In
later maturing areas of the important North Central region, intermittent
rains hampered harvest. Lodging also was a problem in this region. Winds
and rains impeded harvest in the North Atlantic States, Rains also slowed
harvest in the West, where some unharvested grain was germinating in the
fields.

Average yield is estimated at 52.6 bushels per acre, compared with
49.0 bushels last year.and the average of 45.7 bushels.

SOYBEANS: Based on September 1 conditions, production of soybeans is

forecast at a record 1,080 million bushels-~1 percent more
than a month earlier, 11 percent above 1967 and 40 percent above average.
Changes in the estimate between September 1 and the final have averaged
16 million bushels for the past decade--ranging from negligible to 41 mil-
on bushels.

Expected yield is 26,4 bushels per acre, compared with 24.5 bushels
last year and the average of 24.3 bushels. Regionally, yield prospects
declined from a month earlier and are below last year, except in the
important North Central region.

In the North Central region, prospects increased during August, par-
ticularly east of the Mississippi River, where moisture was generally
ample. Expected yields declined in the Dakotas and Nebraska as a result
of dry weather. Crop development is about 5 days behind average, except
in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas where progress is normal. By
September 1, about 10 percent of the acreage in Ohio and Missouri, 25 pere
cent in Minnesota and Iowa, and 50 percent in Dllinois was turning yellow.

Hot, dry August weather in the Atlantic Coast States increased stress
on soybeans, from Delaware to Georgia.e Much shedding of blooms and pods
occurred because moisture supplies were short, Yield prospects declined
except in Maryland and Florida.

In the South Central States prospects are favorable in Kentucky,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, The crop in Tennessee,
Alabama, and Arkansas has been reduced by dry weather. Late plantings
are the most affected.

SOYBEAN STOCKS ON FARMS: Stocks of soybeans on farms on September 1, 1968,
totaled 55.6 million bushels, the most for
September 1 since estimates began in 1965. Stocks on farms a year earlier
totaled 41.6 million bushels, Disappezrance from farms during July and
August is indicated at 64,4 million bushels compared with 43,0 million
bushels a year earlier. The North Central States accounted for 93 percent
of the total U.S. farm stocks—-Iowa and Minnesota making up 73 percent of
the Nation’s total.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
‘Arkansas
Arizona
Washington
California, all
Wine varieties
Table varieties
Raiein varieties
Raisins 2/
Not dried
United States
Vy Includes quantities unhervested on account of economic conditions, and excess
cullage of harvested fruit.
2/ Dried basis: 1 ton of reisina is equivalent to 4.15 tons of fresh grapes for

21967 and 4.39 tons for the 1962-66 average.

California, all
Fali and Winter 3/
Spring and Sumer 4/

Florida

United States

v Crop year begins with bloom of the year shown and ends with completion of

et the following year. 2/ Includes quantities unharvested on account of
economic conditions, and excess cullage of harvested fruit. 3/ Includes "Fusrte"
and other fall and winter varieties. 4/ Includes "Hass" and other spring end
sumer varieties. 5/ Not available. oy First forecast for California " ,
end Sumer” varieties, California "All" and U.S, to be released as of April 1, 1969.
T/ First forecast for California "Pall and Winter" to be released as of
Novenber 1, 1968.

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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Production

editing pecang ~ _  L

: Indicated
LPT 3 38
1,000
pounds
200
800
7,000
2,200
25,000 5,000
Miss. 5,000 9,6h0 8,800 54500
Ark. 1,100 4,980 6,950 3,400
La. 4,000 19,840 16,000 17,000
Okis. 500 20,520 49,000 4, 500
Texas 10,000 32,380 27,000 40,000
Ne Mex. 8,000, os eS “re
U. Ss. : 103,100 103,943 127,700 85,600
State
N.C.
8. C.
Ga.
Fle.
Ala.
Miss.
Ark.
Ta.
Okla.
Texas
N, Mex.
U. 8.
if Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties. === = == = = ~~ ~~SStSCS~S
State
Mass.
N. de
Wise
Washs
Oreg.
U. 8.

vy Includes quantities unharvested ‘on account of econamic conditions, , and excess
cullage of harvested fruit,
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CROP PRODUCTION, September 1968 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Prospective production of clover, timothy, and clover grass mixtures in-
creased 5 percent in August and 1: output is now forecast at 24.0 million
tons--up 6 percent from last year and 15 percent above average, The increase
over & month earlier occurred primarily in the North Central States where ample

moisture supplies either maintained or improved expectations.

Production of lespedeza hay is forecast at 2.0 million tons--down 4 per-
cent from August 1. Prospects declined in several South Atlantic States, in
Kentucky and in Tennessee where hot and dry weather during August slowed growth.

U. S. production prospects for wild hay changed little during August. The
1968 crop is still forecast at 8.5 million tons--6 percent below lest year snd
10 percent below average.

DRY BEANS: Dry bean production is expected to total 18.3 million hundred-

weight, 18 percent more than last year, but slightly below average.
The forecast is down 1 percent from August because yield prospects declined in
8 of the 1) producing States. Generally warm, dry, frost-free weather will be
needed into October to mature the crop. Expected Ue. 5. yield ia 1,242 pounds
per acre compared with 1,263 pounds last year and the average yield of 1,266
pounds.

Weather in New York during August aided vine growth and pod filling.
However, total yield potential has been reduced by late plantings--many of
these fields have spotty stands. The early and mid-season beans tn Michigan
have a good pod set, but in late fields pod set was only fair to good. Some
of the very late fields were still blooming the last week of August. Rains
in Idaho the last half of August caused some damage to the crop and mold
damage is showing up in some areas. Some white mold was reported in Colorado
on irrigated beans. Cool temperatures slowed maturity of the dryland acre-~
age and freezing temperatures on August 23 caused some damage. Temperatures
in California were generally below normal until the last week of August. The
large lime harvest is well underway in Orange and Ventura Counties, ‘The baby
lima crop is earlier than last year and is in generally good condition. The
blackeye harvest is underway in the southern San Joaquin Valley and southern
California.

DRY PEAS: Production of dry peas is forecast at 3.8 million hundredweight,

1 percent above last year, but 16 percent below average. The ex-
pected yield of 1,497 pounds per acre, down from last month, is below both
last year and average. Decreased yield prospects in Idaho and Washington more
than offset gains in Minnesote and Oregon.

Weather was good in Idaho and Washington in early August when harvest was
getting underway. However, mid-August rains halted harvest in varying stages
of completion. Continued rainfall during the last half of August prevented
virtually all harvesting activity. The wet weather caused some sprouting,
shattering, and loss in yield and quality.