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FERTILIZER USE ON COPTON ACREAGE, SELECTED STATES, 1970

3 3 3 : Rate per acre cres fertilized
sAcres :Fields: Acres receiving receiving 2/ =: At oor: After ?At oF
State sharv. : in : Any 3 3 3 : 3 Ff tbefore *geed4 sbefore
: Y teUrVEYT port tN :P : Ke Nt: P : K tseeding: only 3& after
: t go *s ds dg lg z only : gseeding
: Thou. Noe Percent Pounds Percent
Mo. : 275 «ST 90 90 84 8 56.9 18.4 36.1 49 2h 27
NeCe : 165 63 100 100 100 100 67.1 24.1 62.4 48 ° 52
S.C. : 290 89 100 100 100 100 80.0 31.0 74.5 12 4 8h
Ga. : 380 108 100 100 100 100 92.1 25.9 70.9 20 2 79
Tem. 3: 390 TT 99 9 9% 9% 60.5 27.2 53.1 75 3 22
Alas : 540 129 100 100 100 100 77.6 32.4 63.5 bh 1 55
Miss. : 1,190 351 100 99 42 he 96.1 26.3 51.0 66 9 25
Ark,  : 1,080 295 9T 95 60 63 67.3 18.7 43.6 86 7 7
Ta. : 455 100 95 95 57 56 80.6 22.0 41.7 82 u 8
Okla. : 450 113 50 50 43° 33 «25.4 U9 Ll 98 ° 2
Texas : 4,851 656 49° 4930-3 s—«45609 19.8 17.8 88 8 4
Ne. Mexe: U2 54 67 61 50 6 72.0 36.9 Wel 61 22 17
Ariz, : 275 115 9 90 36 & 134.5 25.7 13.3 oT 32
Calir. : 662 2ho 93 92 4l 1 129.4 26.3 20.0 3% 39 29

i/” From 1970 Annual Crop Sumary, SRS, USDA. 2/ Nutrients were reported in terms
of N, F205, and Ke0 but are shown in this table in terms of the elements N, P, K.
205 is converted to P’by dividing by 2.29137; KeO0 is converted to K by dividing by
3/ Percentages apply to acres receiving fertilizer, not to total acres

1.20459.

harvested.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1971

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA




Arizona's 1970-71 orange crop continues to be forecast at 5.2 million
boxes, 9 percent more than last year. Harvest of navels and other early
oranges continued through December, but cool, wet weather slowed the harvest
in the last week. By January 1, approximately 70 percent of the navels and
other early oranges had been picked. Weather was subfreezing every night
during January 3-7. The nights of January 6 and January 7 brought tempera-
tures in the low 20's or high teens to the Salt River Valley. In the Yuma
area, temperatures were not quite so low. At this time, it is too early to
assess damage to the orange crop.

FLORIDA FROZEN CONCENTRATED ORANGE JUICE YIELD: The projected season average

FCOJ yield adjusted to reflect
current juice factors and plant recovery rates remains at 1.32 gallons per box.
Last season's yield was 1.24 gallons per box. The projected yield is based on
past relationships between pounds solids yield for oranges reported in "The
Maturity Test Results" and the season average yield per box of 45 degree Brix
frozen concentrated orange juice reported by the Florida Canners Association.
This yield can differ from the final yield because of sampling error, weather,
harvest schedule, and changes in factors or recovery rates.

GRAPEFRUIT: The 1970-71 grapefruit crop is forecast at 64.1 million boxes,
down 2.5 million from the December 1 estimate, This is still
19 percent above last season and 18 percent more than the 1968-69 crop.

Florida's crop is placed at 47.0 million boxes, 2.0 million below the
December 1 forecast, but 26 percent above last season's crop. Changes in
Florida's production between the January 1 forecast and final production have
averaged 1.25 million boxes over the past six seasons, when comparable methods
were used, ranging from 0.1 million boxes to 4.1 million boxes. Most of
Florida's trees are in good condition despite the long period of below normal
rainfall. Scattered showers in late December brought temporary relief. Har-
vest for processing continued in volume during December.

The Texas crop, forecast at 8.5 million boxes, is 300,000 boxes below
last month. Harvest was active in early December as fresh market shipments
were heavy in the pre-holiday period. Movement of grapefruit is expected to
be active in January for both fresh market and processing. Irrigation is active
as the Lower Rio Grande Valley has received very little rainfall in the past
three months.

Arizona's prospects, at 3.2 million boxes, are unchanged from December 1
and indicate a slightly larger crop than last season. It is too early to assess
damage that may have occurred from the below freezing temperatures in the grape-
fruit producing areas from January 2 to January 7. By January 1, about 5 per-
cent of the grapefruit had been harvested.

California's grapefruit crop is placed at 5.4 million boxes, 200,000 boxes
less than on December 1, but 3 percent above last season. Freezing temperatures
from January 2 through January 7 in the Central Valley and in the Desert Valley
may have damaged some grapefruit, but it is too early to assess the damage at
this time. Movement from the Desert Valley through December 19 had been well
below last season. December rains delayed picking from the Other Areas.
Quality is good from all areas.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1971 5 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


FERTILIZER USE ON CORN ACREAGE HARVESTED FOR GRAIN, SELECTED STATES, 1970

Acres receiving * Rate per acre

Acres fertilized 3/

tAcres iFielas: receiving 2/ At or: zy: At or
Statesharv. : in : 3 $ $ 3 : : sbefore ; : before
H ieurveyigey N:P :k : No: Po: K iseeding: ty & after
H Hy z z H H : : : 2 on: 2. 3: seeding
: Thou. No. Percent Pounds Percent
Ne Ye: 279 106 100 99 98 98 84.0 29.1 56.5 87 1 2
Pas :  9h3 133 98 9 98 OF 81.2 28.7 he. 91 L 8
Ohio : 3,014 136 100 100 100 1001095 36.2 69.3 55 ° 45
Ind. : 5,027 158 99 99 99 126.2 40.2 84.2 50 (o} 50
ILL, :10,066 193 96 95 oh 9% 218.2 40.2 76.0 70 2 28
Mich. : L4ah 121 99 99 98 96 97.6 33.6 60.2 49 1 50
Wise : 1,794 145 98 98 #97 97 69.4 30.2 68.0 70 1 29
Minn. : 4,594 16 9h 93 92-91 98.0 26.8 577 973 2S
Tow. 3 9,990 206 95 9h 90 87 106.9 29.2 52.4% 8&2 1 17
Mo. : 2,837 162 9 98 90 90117.2 24.7 45.6 TT 3 20
SeDake: 2,496 126 61 60 52 28 58.6 15.6 10.4 73 10 Wy
Nebr. : 4,897 191 93 93 «TL «47 6.2 18.3 1.1 66 8 26
Kans. : 1,285 137 ST 9ST TS 53. 14R.3 20.5 23.3 83 0 17
Min: WGK 98 9T 9T OF 96 84.2 29.2 61.1 6h ce) 36
Vas : 458 95 100 100 100 100 100.8 30.6 7h.4 60 1 39
Ne Co: 1,345 150 100 100 98 99 133.7 23.9 56.4 10 2 88
Se Cy: ho2 10Ll 100 100 100 100 127.8 28.0 69.6 6 2 92
Gae : 1,426 106 100 100 100 100 117.9 22.3 61.6 7 1 92
Fla. : 32 8 98 98 96 9% 9.7 21.2 53.6 9 1 90
Kye : 988 19 97 97 92 93 103.3 29.6 58.2 56 3 ya
Tenn, : 569 100 100 100 98 98 90.8 25.9 51.7 53 3 yy
Ala. : 545 69 100 100 100 100 %.3 22.4 43.0 16 ° 8h
Miss. : 248 82 99 98 93: 93 100.2 21.4 40.6 26 2 72
Texas: 531 125 8) 84 58 46 10k.9 17.6 18.9 TL 9 20

i7 From 1970 Annual Crop Summary, SRS, USDA. 2/ Nutrients were reported in terms
of N, P205, and Ke0 but are shown in this table in terms of the elements N, P, K.
Peds is converted to P by dividing by 2.29137; Ke0 is converted to K by dividing by
1.20459, 3/ Percentages apply to acres receiving fertilizer, not to total acres

harvested for

grain.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1971

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


FERTILIZER USED ON SELECTED CROPS IN SELECTED STATES 1970
(Corn for Grain, Cotton, Soybeans for Beans, Wheat)

Data on fertilizer used on acreages of corn and wheat for grain,
soybeans for beans, and cotton in 1970 are presented in the following
tables. The information was obtained when interviewing farm operators
for Objective Yield Surveys conducted by the Statistical Reporting
Service and are not official estimates of total fertilizer use. The
sample fields for Objective Yield Surveys were selected on the basis
of acreage of the various crops.

The samples are relatively small in some States and the data
are subject to sampling fluctuation. Sempling errors were computed
for the rates per acre of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash applied
to each crop in the major producing States. For all States combined,
the coefficients of variation in 1970 were 2 percent or less for
cotton and corn, less than 3 percent for winter wheat and 3 to 8
percent for soybeans.

The data on percentage of harvested acres fertilized, application
rate of fertilizer nutrients and time of application were collected
by interview in the specified States in the sumer ani fall of 1970.
No attempt has been made to convert the data into total nutrients
used or total acreage affected. However, total harvested acreage
for each crop is shown by States. They are the official USDA acreage
estimates published in the 1970 SRS Annual. Crop Summary.

Number of sample fields for each State is shown in the second
column of the table for each crop. Data for wheat include reports
on Winter, Durum and Other Spring Wheat where produced. The nutrients
applied were reported in terms of N, Fo05 and Ko0, but are shown in
the tables in terms of actual elements of N, P, and K. Factors used
in converting to actual elements of P and K are given in the table
footnotes.

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

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

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1971 10 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


HAY STOCKS ON FARMS - JANUARY 1

State : 1969 1970 1971.
t 1,000 tons
Maine : 270 256 220
New Hampshire : 134 122 wa
Vermont : 672 619 624
Massachusetts : 163 157 153
Rhode Island : 16 18 16
Connecticut t 136 137 120
New York : 3,853 3,756 3,595
New Jersey : 199 199 189
Pennsylvania : 2,778 2,696 2,989
Ohio : 2,1h2 1,860 1,7?
Indiana : 1,649 1,605 1,477
Illinois : 2,843 2,569 2,534
Michigan : 2,163 2,052 1,989
Wisconsin : T9729. 8,321. LB
Minnesota : 5,180 5,461 5,219
Towa : 6,117 6,169 5,597
Missouri : 5,021 4,552 4,483
North Dakota : 3,337 3,492 3,619
South Dakota : 4,768 5,077 4,868
Nebraska : 4,843 5,839 4,553
Kansas : 3,568 3,579 2,912
Delaware : ita 52 49
Maryland 418 426 456
Virginia 1,415 1,313 1,369
West Virginia 693 103 107
North Carolina 417 468 439
South Carolina 256 260 257
Georgia 523 668 60h
Florida 216 226, 200
Kentucky 2,237 2,400 2,570
Tennessee 1,331 1,537 1,547
Alabama 470 535 570
Mississippi 3 837 197 817
Arkansas A 1,046 720 ran
Louisiana : 413 295 4k
Oklahoma 2 2,401 2,022 1,992
Texas 3 2,798 2.036 2,463
Montana : 3,836 3,727 3,906
Idaho Hy 2,208 2, kh5 2,612
Wyoming : 21,579 1,679 1,890
Colorado : 2,177 2,358 2,523
New Mexico : 5ah 436 418
Arizona : yl 329 yh
Uteh $ 1,104 1,057 987
Nevada. t 523 626 564
Washington H 1,236 1,379 1,284
Oregon : 1,550 1,649 1,635
California 1,890 1,649 1,555,
United States 90,406 90,328 88,117
CROP PRODUCTION, January 1971 T Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


LEMONS: Lemon production prospects in California and Arizona remain at 18.0

million boxes, 16 percent more than last season's production. In
California, damage is expected in the Central Valley crop from the cold tem-
peratures experienced January 2-7. The new crop has sized well due to recent
rains, Wet fields delayed harvest in December, but by January 1 groves were
beginning to dry. Thus, picking is expected to increase sharply during
January.

In Arizona temperatures much below freezing occurred from January 2 through
January 7. By January 1 about 69 percent of lemons had been harvested.

TANGELOS: Florida's tangelo prospects remain at 3.3 million boxes, 0.8 million
boxes above last year's production. Although tangelo harvest is

well advanced generally, picking in West Coast counties is lagging. Fruit in

this latter area may not be completely utilized because of internal damage

from low temperatures November 25.

TANGERINES: The estimated U. S. tangerine crop is 5,920,000 boxes, unchanged

from last month--about 50 percent more than last season, In
California and Arizona cold weather since January 1 may have damaged the crop.
In Arizona, 60 percent of the crop had been harvested prior to January 1.
Florida's tangerine forecast reflects available supply of marketable sizes.
Unfavorable price-cost ratios will prevent complete utilization of the crop.
The highest volume harvested in recent years was 4.1 million boxes.

TEMPLES: In Florida, a record high 6.5 million boxes is expected, unchanged

from the December 1 forecast. This is 25 percent more than last
season and 44 percent above the 1968-69 crop. Heavy drop of temples noted in
areas of low temperatures on November 25, and growerS' intentions not to har-
vest some damaged blocks, suggest the crop may not be fully utilized.

POTATOES: Production of winter crop potatoes for 1971 is estimated at 3,541,000
cwt, compared with the 1970 crop of 3,582,000 cwt. and 1969 of
3,828,000 cwt.

In Florida, crop prospects are generally favorable although irrigation has
been needed to maintain soil moisture. Harvest of "red" types is expected to
increase in late January, reaching peak volume during March and April. About
three-fourths of the crop is planted to "red" potatoes. Wet fields have slowed
the California harvest in both the San Joaquin Valley and in Riverside County,
Harvesting is expected to increase during January, with a good volume being
supplied from the San Joaquin Valley.

Intended plantings for the 1971 late spring potato crop are estimated at
83,000 acres, up 2 percent from the 1970 planted acreage of 81,500 acres.

In California, intended 1971 plantings of 39,700 acres are up 4 percent
from last year but 9 percent less than the 1969 plantings. Intended plantings
for Alabama, at 8,700 acres, are up 10 percent and Texas, at 5,400 acres, is 6
percent above 1970 plantings. Arizona, estimated at 10,300 acres, is down 9
percent from the 11,300 acres planted last year and a small decline in acreage is
indicated for Louisiana. In California, planting is nearing completion in the
early Edison district of Kern County. Planting is getting underway in Arizona
and should become general by late January.

CROP REPORTING BOARD

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1971 6 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


FERTILIZER USE ON WHEAT ACREAGE HARVESTED FOR GRAIN, SELECTED STATES, 1970

: 2 Reyes receiving : Rate per acre :_ Acres fertilized 3/

tAcres :Fields: 1 receiving 2/ : At or

State sharv. ; in : 3 : 3 3 : : sbefore
* : . Any , : * : . . eding’, er
: rsurvey: :No:P :K : Ni: P: K 2& aft
: ¥ : pferte, : : : A : ly :seeding
: Thou. No. Percent Pounds Percent
Ohio : 971 80 99 99 99 99 36.5 25.3 45.7 53 9 38
Inde : 77h) TH 95 Ok 95954765 Ah 45.7 © 49 4 47
Tl. =: 9933 7 92 92 86 85 46.2 22.6 33.8 68 3 29
Miche : 565 75 99 99 99 99 36.8 24.5 42.9 68 2 30
Mim. : 830 483 86 86 86 56 36.3 16.8 18.2 8 3 13
Mo. : 932 2 92 90 67 67 62.0 17.8 33.3 46 2h 30
Ne Dake: 6,486 236 73 69 73 6 W.5 1.7 7.0 9 ° 1
S. Dake: 1,811 136 34 32 29 4/0 20.2 9.7 1.0 78 22 fe)
Nebr. : 2,558 120 43 43° 17 3 40.1 14.0 10.8 8 75 LT 8
Kans, +: 9,061 260 5. Sl 37 5 46.2 15.6 11.9 59 10 31
Okla. : 3,777 155 70 7O SL 16 47.3 14.0 9.8 50 wu 36
Texas + 2,067 137 52 SL 22 5 79.6 14.3 10u 82 lo 9
Mont. : 3,383 190 39 30 39 2 10.2 88 3.5 98 te) 2
Idaho : 929 98 57 S56 19 2 6.2 15.1 9.0 46 wy 4O
Colo. : 2,420 113 6 6 0 0 42.6 0.0 0.0 86 wy )
Wash, : 2,258 132 92 92 3 O 64.2 11.5 0.0 79 6 15
1 40.6 10.5 11.6 B 22 5

Orege : 728 69 81 81 T

FERTILIZER USE ON SOYBEAN ACREAGE HARVESTED FOR BEANS, SELECTED STATES, 1970

Ohio : 2,438 130 46 eos
Ind. :3,311 125 61 52 5ST
Tll. : 6,865 U5 17 9 le
Minne : 3,129 16 22 17 22
Tow. : 5,832 47 13 8 13
Mo. 3 16
Nebr. : 8212 5h 2h 19 20
Kans. : 1,005 45 20 18 18
Nec. : 876 73 58 49 «56
S.C. : 997 85 84 65 8%
Tenn. : 52
Miss. : 2,336 138 25 13 25
Ark. 2 4,313 166 36 ww 35
Ia. 21,688 10 25 WwW 25

15.6 31.0 100
13.6 35.6 99
15.3 63-9 100
11.9 30.9 100
19.1 40.8 100
2.6 304 96
18.6 9.4 100
15.6 44.6 100
15.2 45.8 95
1.1 58.4 97
15.9 33.6 95
20.0 36.7 97
16.9 40.5 98
2h.2 43.8 100

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17 From 1970 Annual Crop Summary, SRS, USDA. 2/ Nutrients were reported in terms
of N, P05, and KaO but are shown in this table in terms of the elements N, P, K.
P05 is converted to P by dividing by 2.29137; Ke0 is converted to K by dividing by
1.20459. 3/ Percentages apply to acres receiving fertilizer, not to total acres
harvested for beans. 4\/ Less than .5 percent.

CROP PRODUCTION, Jamary 1971 3 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


IRISH POTATOES 1971 CROP

3 3 Yield per Fy
Seasonal 3. Acreage z harve acre 2 Production
group and :__Harvested =: For : 3 3 Indi-; 3 : Indi-
State + 1969 ? ag7o harvest: 1969 : 1970: cated: 1969: 1970 : cated
3 3 21971: H 3 1971 : 3 : 1972
A 1,000 acres Cwt. 1,000 cwt.
WINTER: :
Fla. : 11.0 10.3 10.6 180 158 180 1,980 1,627 1,908
Calif. 3 8.8 8.5 Tl 210 230 230 1,848 1,955 1,633
Total : 19.8 18.8 17.7 193 191 200 3,628 3,582. 3,541
IRISH POTATOES 1971: CROP~-Continued
: 3 Yield per 3
Seasonal : Planted acreage : planted acre : Production
group and : 3 2 Indi-~ : 3 2 : 3 3
State : 1969 ; 1970 : cated : 1969 : 1970: 1971 : 1969 : 1970 : 1971
2 A 3 1971 _: 3 2 £ A H
3 1,000 acres Cwte 1,000 cwt.
E. SPRING: :
Fla. 3
Hastings + 26.5 2h.7 23.5 1h 164 4,866 4,043 Apr. 9
Other : 32 20 24 131 133 418 266 "
Texas t__303_ 3-3 = 3.8 22136 403 18 "
Total 2 33.0 30.0 29.7 172 159 5,687 4,757 "
L, SPRING: :
N. Carolina 3
8 N.E. Counties: 10.0 10,0 10.0 135 150 1,350 1,500 May 10
Other Counties : 2.4 24 2h 120 100 288 2h0 "
Ala. 2 10.5 T9 868.67 107 ~=—s-130 1,120 1,027 "
Miss. > 2.5 2.5 2.5 80 85 200 213 "
Ark, > 18 Ll Led 70 65 126 91 "
Ta. 2 305 2.7 2.6 oh 72 225 195 "
‘Texas t 52 Sel Sob 6 13 500 576 "
Ariz. : 2.8 11.3 10.3 230 = 2ho 2,94 2,712 "
calif. 343.6 38.2 39.7 334 380 24,555 14,516 "
Total : 92.3 81.5 83.0 231 259 21,308 21,070"
CROP PRODUCTION, January 1971 9 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


crop production

Release:
January 8, 1971
3:00 P.M, EST

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HIGHLIGHTS OF U. S. CROP REPORT AS OF JANUARY 1, 1971

Citrus production is expected to be 14 percent more than last season. This is
down 2 percent from last month. The citrus production forecasts in this
report are based on reports and observations as of January 1 and do not
reflect any damage that may have occurred during the first week of January
from low temperatures in Arizona and California.

Orange production is forecast at 205,8 million boxes, down 3,0 million boxes
(1.4 percent) from the December 1 forecast, but ll percent (20,1 million
boxes) above last season, Texas, Arizona, and California are unchanged,
but the Florida Early and Midseason crop is down,

Grapefruit production, forecast at 64,1 million boxes, is down 2,5 million boxes
(3.8 percent) from a month earlier, but 19 percent (10,2 million boxes) more
than last season. Prospects are down because of projected smaller crops in
Florida, Texas, and California,

Lemon prospects at 18,0 million boxes are unchanged from last month, 16
percent (2,5 million boxes) above the 1969-70 crop and 14 percent (2.2 mil-
lion boxes) larger than the 1968-69 crop.

Winter potato production for 1971 is estimated at 3,541,000 cwt., 4 percent
(140, 000 cwt.) more than forecast on December 1. This is 1 percent less
than last year and 7 percent below 1969.

Intended 1971 plantings for the late spring potato crop are estimated at
83,000 acres, This is 2 percent more than the 81,500 acres planted last year
but 10 percent less than 1969 plantings of 92,300 acres.

Hay stocks on farms totaled 88.1 million tons, down 2 percent from the 90.3
million tons a year earlier.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE CROP REPORTING BOARD
Ne CrPr 2-2 (1-71) WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250 SD



FERTILIZER USE ON WHEAT ACREAGE HARVESTED FOR GRAIN, SELECTED STATES, 1970

Rate per acre :_ Acres fertilized 3/

: receiving 2/ os At or? After * At or

: 3 3 4
tAcres :Fielas, _Acve® vecedving

State sharve ; in : 3 3 3 $ A tbefore : sbefore
: rourveys ABY 2H :P:K:N3P:k iseeding :C1"8:8, after
h A yferte: : : A i zonly : sseeding
: Thou. No. Percent Pounds Percent

99 99 99 99 36.5 25.3 45.7 53 9 38
95 92 95 95 4T5 abe 45.7 9 4 ae
92 92 86 8 33 2246 pe & 3 29
9 99 9 99 36.8 24.5 42.9 2 30
8 8 8 56 303 8 18.2 8h 3 13
92 90 67 67 61.0 17.8 33.3 46 2 30
73 69 «73 6 U.5 1.7 7.0 99 ° 1
3h 320629 «(Ch/o 20.2 9.7 «+10 22 f°)
43° °¢«43 OT 3 40.1 14,0 10.8 v6} 17 8
5. 5l 37 5 46.2 15.6 11.9 59 10 31
7O0 70 AL 6 47.3 0 9.8 50 4 36
52 51 22 5 796 14.3 10.4 81 10 9
39 30 39 26 10.2 88 3.5 98 ° 2
5ST 56 I9 2 6.2 15.1 9.0 46 wy 4o
6 6 ° 0 42.6 0.0 0.0 8 Ua °
ge ge 3 O 64.2 115 00 79 6 15
81 8l 7 1 406 10.5 11.6 73 22 5

FERTILIZER USE ON SOYBEAN ACREAGE HARVESTED FOR BEANS, SELECTED STATES, 1970

Ohio : 2,438 130 46 42
Ind, 33,312 15 61 52

45-6 10.7 15.6 31.0 100
5T
Tm. :6,865 15 I 9 2B
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16

6L 8.0 13.6 35.6 99
16.4 15.3 63.9 100
13.0 11.9 30.9 100
11.4 19.1 40.8 100
908 12.6 30.4 96
31.8 18.6 9.4 100
18.0 15.6 44.6 100
1363 15.2 45.8 95

Minn. : 3,129 16 22 17

Towa : 5,832 147 13 8

Mo. 13,496 137 47 ob

Nebr, : 812 5h 2h 19 20
Kens. : 1,005 45 20 18 18
Nec. : 876 73 58 49 56
S.C. : 997 85 84h 65 8b 17-3 18.1 58.4 97
Tenn. : 1,229 85 52 38 52 22.6 15.9 33.6 95
Miss, : 2,336 138 25 13 25 25 16.5 20.0 36.7 97
Ark. : 4,313 166 36 WW 35 36 1.7 16.9 40.5 98
Ta. 11,688 106 25 12 25 25 13.0 24.2 43.8 100

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1/ From 1970 Annual Crop Summary, SRS, USDA. 2/ Nutrients were reported in terms
of N, P205, and K20 but are shown in this table in terms of the elements N, P, Ke
205 is converted to P by dividing by 2,29137; KeO is converted to K by dividing by
1.20459. 3f Percentages apply to acres receiving fertilizer, not to total acres
harvested for beans. 4/ Less than .5 percent.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1971 pt) Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


FERTILIZER USE ON CORN ACREAGE HARVESTED FOR GRAIN, SELECTED STATES, 1970

: $ Acres receiving : Rate per acre :_Acres fertilized 3/

tAcres :Plelds: :_ receiving 2/__: At or : artery : At OF
Staterharv. : in ; : 3 : : : : before tseeding? before
3 surveys 2N :P No: P : K :seeding: 7 & er
: : forte toot t : z only: only i seeding
: Thoue No. Percent Pounds Percent
Ne Ye: 279 106 100 99 98 98 84.0 29.1 56.5 87 1 ¥
Pas : 943° 133 98 96 98 OF 81.2 28.7 42.6 91 Ll 8
Ohio : 3,014 136 100 100 100 1001095 36.2 69.3 55 ° 45
Ind. : 5,027 158 99 99 99 96 126.2 40.2 84.2 50 ° 50
Ill, :10,066 193 96 95 9h 9h 118.2 40.2 76.0 70 2 28
Mich. : 1,444 121 99 99 98 96 97.6 33.6 60.2 49 1 50
Wise 2 1,79 5 98 98 97 9T 694 30.2 68.0 70 1 29
Minn. : 4,594 164 9k 93 92 91 98.0 26.8 57.7 3 2 25
Towa 39,990 206 95 9% 90 87 106.9 29.1 52.4 82 1 1T
Moe 3 2,837 162 98 98 90 90127.2 24.7 45.6 7 3 20
SeDake: 2,496 126 6L 60 52 28 58.6 15.6 10.4 73 10 ly
Nebr. : 4,897 191 93 93 TL 47 146.1 18.3 18.1 66 8 26
Kans. : 1,285 137 9 9T TB 53 U2.3 20.5 23.3 83 ° wy
Ma. : Bh 98 9T 97 97 96 84.2 29.2 61.1 64 ° 36
Va. : 458 95 100 100 100 100 100.8 30.6 Th 60 1 39
Ne Ce: 2,345 150 100 100 98 99 133.7 23.9 56.4 10 2 88
Se Ce: 402 10L 200 100 100 100 127.8 28.0 69.6 6 2 92
Ga. : 2,426 106 100 100 100 100 117.9 22.3 61.6 7 1 92
Fla. : 322 8% 9 98 96 96 eT 21.2 53.6 9 1 90
Ky. + 988 119 97 97 92 93 103.3 29.6 58.2 56 30
Tenn, : 569 100 100 100 98 98 90.8 25.9 51.7 53 3 Ay
Alas : 545 69 100 100 100 100 96.3 22.4 43.0 16 0 8h
Misse: 248 82 99 9 93 93 100.2 21.4 40.6 26 2 2
Texas: 531 125 6h 84 58 46 104.9 17.6 18.9 7h 9 2

1/° From 1970 Annual Crop Summary, SRS, USDA. 2/7 Mutrients were reported in terms
of N, F205, end Ke0 but are shown in this table in terms of the elements N, P, K.
F205 is converted to P by dividing by 2.29137; Ke0 is converted to K by dividing by
1.20459, 3/ Percentages apply to acres receiving fertilizer, not to total acres
harvested for grain.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1971 n Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


CITRUS FRUITS, PRODUCTION 1/

? Indicated:
1969-70 ; 1970-71 :

; + Indicated
1,000 Boxes 2/

1968-69 ; 4269-70 + 1970-71
Equivalent tons

Crop and State ; 1968-69

ORANGES:
EARLY, MIDSEASON &
NAVEL VARIETIES: 3,

Calif. 18,600 21,200 15,500 698,000 795,000 581,000
Fla. 69,700 72,900 89,000 3,136,000 3,281,000 4,005,000
Texas 2,800 2,800 3,500 126,000 126,000 158,000
Ariz. 1,270 1,120 1,000 47.600 42,000 37,500
Total Above
Varieties 92,370 98,020 109,000 4,007,600 4,244,000 4,781,500
VALENCIAS ;
Calif. 25,700 17,800 20,000 964,000 668 ,000 750 ,000
Fla. 60,000 64,800 71,000 2,700,000 2,916,000 3,195,000
Texas : 1,700 1,400 1,600 76 ,500 63,000 72,000
Ariz. 4,110 3,640 4,200 154 ,000 137,000 158,000
Total Valencias 91,510 87,640 96,800 "3.894500 3,784,000 4,175,000
ALL ORANGES: 3
Calif. : 44,300 39,000 35,500 1,662,000 1,463,000 1,331,000
Fla. ; 129,700 137,700 160,000 5,836,000 6,197,000 7,200,000
Texas : 4,500 4,200 5,100 202,500 189 ,000 230,000
Ariz. : 5,380 4,760 5,200 201,600 179 7000 195,560
D, S, All Oranges : 183,880 ae 660 205,800 7,902,100 8,028,000 8,956,500
GRAPEFRUITs A
Fla., All 4 39,900 37,400 47,000 1,695,000 1,590,000 1,998,000
Seedless : 27,700 27,900 33,000 1,177,000 1,186,000 1,403,000
Pink + 10,700 10,200 12,000 455,000 510,000
White : 17,000 17,700 21,000 722,000 893,000
Other 4 12,200 9,500 14,000 518,000 595,000
Texas : 6,700 8,100 8,500 268 ,000 340 ,000
Ariz. 3 2,510 3,160 3,200 80,300 102,000
Calif., All : 5,060 5,250 5,400 165,300 176,400
Desert Valleys ; 3,260 2,950 3,300 105,000 106 ,000
Other Areas : 1,800 2,300 2,100 60,300 70 ,400
U. S., All t
Grapefruit 254,170 53,910 64,100 2,208,600 __ 2,186,500 2,616,400
LEMONS: 4
Calif. ¢ 12,300 12,700 44,500 468,000 551,000
Ariz. 43,510 2,820 3,500. 134,000 133,000
U.S. Lemons 15,810 15,520 18,000 602,000 684 ,000
TANGELOS: Fla. 21,800 2,500 3,300 81,000 149 ,000
TANGERINES : 3
Fla. + 3,400 3,000 4,900 162,000 233,000
Ariz. 3 170 220 220 6,380 8,250
Calif, 4 640 760 800 24,000 30,000
Total Tangerines : 4,210 3,980 192,380
TEMPLES: Fla, 4,500 5,200 65500 202 000 293,000

1/ The crop year tigine with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with completion
of harvest the following year. 2/ Net content of box varies. Approximate averages are
as follows: Oranges - California and Arizona, 75 lbs.; Florida and other States, 90 lbs.;
Grapefruit - California, Desert Valleys, and Arizona, 64 lbs.; other California areas,
67 lbs,; Florida 85 lbs. and Texas 80 lbs.; Lemons - 76 1bs.; Tangelos - 90 lbs.;
Tangerines - California and Arizona, 75 lbs.; Florida, 95 lbs.; and Temples - 90 lbs.

3/ Navel and Miscellaneous varieties in California and Arizona. Early and Midseason
varieties in Florida and Texas, including small quantities of tangerines in Texas.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1971 8 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


is in generally good to excellent condition, but very light precipitation in December
left topsoils very dry. Some localized wind damage occurred. Precipitation was
normal or greater during December in most of the Montana-Pacific Northwest area.
Montana's important north central district reported only fair to good condition,
_ although the rest of the State is in good condition. Winter grains in Washington and
Oregon also were ingenerally good condition. In the Corn Belt soil moisture supplies
were adequate and winter wheat progressed normally during December.

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS: January 1 stocks of hay on farms are estimated at 88.1 million

tons, down 2 percent from the 90.3 million on hand a year earlier.
Even though stocks are lower, the tonnage available should be sufficient to meet the
needs in most areas of the Nation. Supplemental feeding was necessary early in some
States this year because snow cover and shortage of moisture limited the growth of
pastures and amall grains, However, in some areas open weather allowed maximum use of
pastures, ranges, and crop residues.

Disappearance from May 1, 1970 through January 1, 1971 totaled 64.1 million tons
compared with 61.2 million a year earlier.

ORANGES: The Nation's 1970-71 orange crop is forecast at a record high 205.8 million

boxes, as of January 1, 11 percent above last season and 12 percent above the
1968-69 crop. Ail Citrus States except California expect larger orange crops than last
year.

Prospective production of oranges in Florida is 160.0 million boxes, down 3.0
million from the December 1 forecast. This is 16 percent above last season and well
above the previous record crop of 139.5 million boxes. The decrease is due to smaller
sizes for the Early and Midseason crop. In the past six seasons, when methods were
comparable, Florida's January 1 orange forecasts have differed from actual production,
an average of 4.45 million boxes; ranging from 1.5 to 6.5 million boxes. Most of
Florida's oranges are in good condition despite the leng dry spell. Harvest of early
oranges for fresh market continued through December 21, when the shipping holiday re-
duced commercial shipments, Deliveries to processing plants stepped up the second
week in December and stayed up until interrupted by Christmas and New Year observances.

Indicated production in California remains at 35.5 million boxes, 9 percent less
than last season. The Navel orange harvest was delayed by wet fields in: December but
is generally on schedule. Both fruit color and quality is good. The Valencia crop is
developing quite well. Growth to date has been good with large sizes expected. Central
and southern California suffered a series of cool frosty nights the first week of
January. Weather began to moderate on January 7.

Production of Texas oranges continues at 5.1 million boxes, 21 percent more than
last year. Harvest of Early and Midseason varieties continued in early December.
Heavy movement of fruit into both fresh market and processing channels is expected
during January. Valencia harvest should be underway in February. Groves in the lower
Rio Grande Valley are being irrigated because of scant rainfall in the past three months.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1971 4 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA




FERTILIZER USED ON SELECTED CROPS IN SELECTED STATES 1970
{Corn for Grain, Cotton, Soybeans for Beans, Wheat)

Data on fertilizer used on acreages of corn and wheat for grain,
soybeans for beans, and cotton in 1970 are presented in the following
tables. The information was obtained when interviewing farm operators
for Objective Yield Surveys conducted by the Statistical Reporting
Service and are not official estimates of total fertilizer use. The
sample fields for Objective Yield Surveys were selected on the basis
of acreage of the various crops.

The samples are relatively small in some States and the data
are subject to sampling fluctuation. Sampling errors were computed
for the rates per acre of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash applied
to each crop in the major producing States. For all States combined,
the coefficients of variation in 1970 were 2 percent or less for
cotton and corn, less than 3 percent for winter wheat and 3 to 8
percent for soybeans.

The data on percentage of harvested acres fertilized, application
rate of fertilizer nutrients and time of application were collected
by interview in the specified States in the summer and fall of 1970.
No attempt has been made to convert the data into total nutrients
used or total acreage affected. However, total harvested acreage
for each crop is shown by States. They are the official USDA acreage
estimates published in the 1970 SRS Annual Crop Summary.

Number of sample fields for each State is shown in the second
column of the table for each crop. Data for wheat include reports
on Winter, Durum and Other Spring Wheat where produced. The nutrients
applied were reported in terms of N, P205 and KO, but are shown in
the tables in terms of actual elements of N, P, and K. Factors used
in converting to actual elements of P and K are given in the table
footnotes.

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

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
Reprint from: Crop Production Report Washington, D. C. 20250
January 8, 1971


GENERAL CROP SUMMARY AS OF JANUARY 1, 1971

Dry and mild weather before mid-December highly favored winding up the 1970
crop harvest, according to the Crop Reporting Board. December temperatures
averaged above normal from the Southwest to the Middle Atlantic States and were
near normal in California. Cold conditions, generally 2 to 6 degrees below
normal, extended from the Pacific Northwest eastward into New England. Precip-
itation was well below normal over much of the country during December. The
brunt of the dry conditions occurred in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and New Mexico
where there was little or no rainfall. Snow and light rain in this area in early
January should supply some badly needed moisture, but the extremely cold weather
after the rain and snow is causing many problems. Moisture in December was
slightly above normal in the Northwest and Northeast sections of the Nation.

Corn picking was still active as December started but good conditions allowed
growers to have the bulk of the crop in by mid-month. Wet conditions delayed the
windup of cotton picking in California and Arizona, but the dry weather helped
Texas growers to finish early. Starting the New Year some scattered corn, cotton,
and soybean fields were still left for harvest, but in most States harvest was
virtually completes Livestock were in generally good condition. The mild December
weather favored extra grazing of pastures and fall crop residues.

Citrus crop prospects as of January 1 were slightly below a month earlier
because of reduced orange prospects in Florida and fewer grapefruit forecast
for Florida, Texas and California. Citrus prospects were unchanged in Arizona.
Florida's citrus trees are mostly in good condition despite prolonged dry weather,
however, some damage from the November freeze is showing up in Florida. In
Arizona, subfreezing weather every night from January 2-7 has set a record of a
prolonged nighttime period in the low 20's. Temperatures in the Salt River Valley
ranged from 28° to 32° on the morning of January 3 to 15° to 28° on the morning
of January 7. In the Yuma area temperatures have not been quite as low and the
use of irrigation water, wind machines, and smudge pots have been somewhat
effective. Cold weather also occurred in California during January 2-7. The
coldest night was Jamary 4, when temperatures for 12 to 14 hours were below
30°, and the low was 22°, A gradual warming trend began on January 5 and was
continuing on January 7. These freezing temperatures occurred in the Central
Valley and the Desert Valleys. In Texas, irrigation has been widespread, because
of scant reinfell in the last three months.

Winter wheat received very light precipitation in the Great Plains from Texas
to southern Nebraska. Temperatures were above normal in that area as well as in
the Eastern Corn Belt and the Southeastern quarter of the Nation. Wind damage has
been light but much acreage is vulnerable because of below-average top growth.
However, protective snow covered most of the northern half of the country in early
January. In Kansas, wheat was in mostly good condition, but in late December
the western and south central areas needed surface moisture. A general snowstorm
the first few days of January temporarily protected wheat from the severe cold.

As the snow melts it will supply needed moisture. Small grain condition declined
during December in the western two-thirds of Oklahoma where surface moisture wes
short, leaving the crop in only fair condition. Condition is mostly good to fair
in the eastern third, The Texas dryland wheat crop suffered from a severe shortage
of moisture following a dry fall, but irrigated wheat was progressing well.
Nebraska wheat was in mostly good to fair condition, but topsoils were dry in some
areas. The crop will benefit from an early January snowstorm. The Colorado crop

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1971 3 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


CITRUS FRUITS PRODUCTION 1/

“Indicated 1970-71

Crop 1968-69 1969-70 Dec. 1, 1970 Jan. 1, 1971
1,000 boxes
Oranges 183,880 185 ,660 208 , 800 205 ,800
Grapefruit 54,170 53,910 66,600 64,100
Lemons 15,810 15,520 18,000 18,000

17 Season Begins with bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of

harvest the following year.

IRISH POTATOES

? Acreage : Yield per harv. acre : Production
Seasonal fyayy, : For 2 : Ind. : : :_Indj
group + 979 -: harv. : 1969 : 1970 : cated : 1969 : 1970 Jan. 1,

H 31971 H 11971: H 1971
1 1,000 acres Cwt. 1,000 cwt.

Winter $18.8 17.7 193191200 3,828 3,582 3,401 3,541
z Planted acreage r¥ield per planted acre: Production
: 3 ? Indi-": A 3 3 3
H 1969 1976 cated : 1969 : 1970 +: 1969 : 1970 : 1971
i : 21971 _ : & : t H
3 1,000 acres Cwt. 1,000 cwt.

Early spring : 33.0 30.0 29.7 172 159 5,687 4,757 April 9
Late spring 92.3 81.5 83.0 231 259 21,308 21,070 May 10
HAY: STOCKS ON FARMS
Crop : 1969 : 1970 1971

3 1,000 tons
January 1 : 90,406 90,328 88,117
May 1 : 23,873 1/24 ,302
i/ Revised.

APPROVED:

W.
ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1971

CROP REPORTING BOARD:
B. W. Kelly, Acting Chairman,
M. L, Koehn, Secretary,
J, R. Kendall, Cc, E, Burkhead,
J. E. Mullin, R, A, McGregor,
P. N. Messenger, H, F, Prindle,
J. R. Standley.

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


FERTILIZER USE ON COTTON ACREAGE, SELECTED STATES, 1970

Rate per acre : Acres fertilized 3]

Acres receiving

: receiving 2/ _: At or: : At or

Any ? 3 3 3 3 3 sbefore : stoking before
fert.? N:P 3: Ke: N P : K = :seeding: 3& after
S: A A : A ronly : tseeding

Percent Pounds Percent
g0 90 8% 8h 56.9 18.4 36.1 49 2h 2T

NeCe : 165 63 100 100 100 100 67.1 24.1 62.4 48 52
SC. : 290 89 100 100 100 100 80.0 31.0 74.5 2 84
Geo : 380 108 100 100 100 100 92.1 25.9 70.9 20 19
Temne : 390 TT 99 9 9% 99% 60.5 27.2 53.2 75 22
Ala. : 9540 129 100 100 100 100 77.6 32.4 63.5 Mb 55
Miss. : 12,190 351 100 99 42 Ne 96.1 26.3 51.0 66 25
Ark. : 1,080 295 97 95 60 63 67.3 18.7 43.6 86 T
Tae : 455 100 95 95 57 56 80.6 22.0 41.7 82

Okla. : 450 113 50 50 43 33 25.4 1.9 1 98

BSYRawo Bawor wero
fo]

Texas : 4,851 656 4g ug 30s 13,'—« 569-1908 178 88 4
Ne Mexe: 142 67 61 50 6 72.0 36.9 14.1 61 17
Ariz, : 275 115 90 90 % % 134.5 25.7 13.3 12 3h
Calif. : 662 2h0 93 92 4l 1 129.4 26.3 20.0 32 29

i/ From 1970 Annual Crop Summary, SRS, USDA. 2/ Nutrients were reported in terms
of N, Pp05, and Ke0 but are shown in this table in terms of the elements N, P, K.
205 is converted to P’by dividing by 2.29137; Ke0 is converted to K by dividing by
1.20459, 3/ Percentages apply to acres receiving fertilizer, not to total acres
harvested,

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1971 13 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


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