SUGARBEETS

ACREAGE PLANTED

1974 AS
STATE INDICATED PERCENT
1972 1973 1974

19000 ACRES PERCENT
ARIZ I/ 11.9 1361 ll a4
CALIF Ls 337.8 282 268 95
coLo 15205 123 120 98
IDAHO 184.3 154.9 116 75
KANS 4006 3561 33 94
MICH 9465 8961 80 90
MINN 114.4 13205 186 140
MONT 4548 4549 45 98
NEBR 90.3 7905 75 94
N DAK 7566 8006 146 181
OHTO 4308 3hel 33 106
OREG 2267 1943 16 A3
TEXAS 2607 2343 25 107
WASH 9445 96.9 86 a9

TOTAL 14 STATES | 1,335.4 1520603 12240 10268

OTHER STATES 84.3 7509
U.S. 1,419.7 1,282.2

1/ RELATES TO YEAR OF HARVEST.s

TO THE FOLLOWING SPRING.

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An increase of 5 percent is seen for the South Atlantic States surveyed.
Increases are expected for States surveyed in this area except North Carolina
where acreage is expected to be the same as a year earlier.

In the South Central States growers plan a decrease of 3 percent in
planted acres. Acreage changes range from an increase of 11 percent to a de-
crease of 6 percent. States where acreage is expected to be up are Alabama,
Kentucky, and Texas. The Oklahoma and Tennessee acreage is expected to remain
unchanged from a year earlier while the acreage in Arkansas, Louisiana, and
Mississippi will be down. ‘

FLAXSEED: The prospective planted acreage of flaxseed is 1,765,000 acres, less

than 1 percent below last year's 1,777,000 acres but 48 percent
above 1972. Intended plantings in the major producing States range from a
19-percent increase in Minnesota to a 9-percent decline in North Dakota. The
survey includes all States for which flaxseed estimates are prepared.

COTTON: Growers in the 14 major cotton producing States intend to plant 14.5

million acres of upland cotton in 1974. If intentions are realized,
this will be an increase of 17 percent from the 12.4 million acres planted in
1973.

The national Upland cotton allotment in 1974 for all States is 11.0
million acres, of which 99.6 percent is the allotment for the 14 States sur-
veyed. Plantings in the 14 States are expected to exceed allotments by 32
percent.

Upland cotton growers in Texas and Oklahoma intend to plant 6.4 million
acres, 7 percent more than the 1973 plantings of 5.9 million acres. In Texas
a 7-percent increase is expected, and Oklahoma growers foresee a 4-percent
rise. .

Growers in California, Arizona, and New Mexico expect to plant 1.7
million acres of Upland cotton. If realized, this would be 23 percent above
the 1.4 million acres planted in 1973. Planting intentions are above last
year by 23, 30, and 11 percent, respectively.

In the Southeast--Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas--intended pJantings
totaled 1.5 million acres, 7 percent above the 1.4 million acres planted in
1973. Increases in this area ranged from 2 percent in South Carolina to 12
percent in Alabama, with a 4-percent decrease in North Carolina.

In the Delta States--Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, und
Missouri--growers intend to plant 4.9 million acres, an increase of 34 percent
from 1973 when floods limited acres planted to 3.7 million. Indicated increases
range from 18‘percent in Louisiana to 78 percent in Missouri. .

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BARLEY 1/

ACREAGE PLANTED

1974 AS
STATE INDICATED PERCENT
1972 1973 1974 OF 1973
1000 ACRES PERCENT
ARIZ 137 145 145 100
CALIF 19116 1070 980 92
COLO 291 285 245 86
GA 17 15 12 80
IDAHO 745 835 675 81
TLL 20 18 200 lil
IND 19 13 17 131
KANS 120 90 100 112
KY 93 67 64 96
MD 112 110 110 100
MICH 23 24 22 92
MINN 806 903 920 102
MO 23 17 17 100
MONT 1.820 23100 19450 69
NEBR 44 38 30 79
N MEX 27 3L 24 77
NY 13 13 14 108
Nc 75 74 70 95
N DAK 25695 23910 22500 86
OHIO 19 15 20 133
OKLA 350 270 190 70
OREG 281 320 300 94
PA 176 172 172 100
sc 34 29 26 90
S DAK 610 671 550 82
TENN 36 29 27 93
TEXAS 120 150 90 60
VA 127 117 130 ql
WASH 272 390 340 87
WISC 24 22 21 95
TOTAL ‘
30 STATES 105245 109943 9281 Bae
OTHER STATES 2/ 394 392
U 10,639 11,335 _ _

1/ INCLUDES ACREAGE PLANTED IN PRECEDING FALLe

2/ ESTIMATES WERE DISCONTINUED FOR ARKANSAS AND IOWA AFTER 19726
TOTAL INCLUDE 82000 ACRES FOK ARKANSAS AND [OWA

THE 1972
AND UL. S.

“OTHER STATES"

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ALL. CORN.

ACREAGE PLANTED
T9T4 Kk
STATE \ INDICATED PERCENT
1972 | 1973 1974 OF 1973
14000 ACRES PERCENT
ALA 631 694 “800 115
ARIZ 26 23 21 91
ARK 38 34 34 100
CALIF 358 412 380 92
coLo 690 718 770 107,
GA 19620 19840 15950 106
IDAHO 108 110 105 95
TL 99540 99980 119150 112
IND 5050 59400 62000 iil
TOWA 11255 119800 13100 ill
KANS 19570 14900 29100 ill
KY 19131 12160 19300 112
LA 100 85 85 190
MD 564 600 635 106
MICH 29120 29100 29350 112
MINN 51650 69200 79070 114
MISS 220 200 200 190
MO 29720 29800 3020 108
MONT 80 92 . 100 109
NEBR 51680 69400 79000 109
N MEX 49 51 52 102
NY 922 14000 19070 107
NC 19450 15550 15700 110
N DAK 495 544 555 102
OHIO 35333 39300 39300 115
OKLA 121 128 125 98
OREG 43 43 45 105
PA 15440 19490 19520 102
se 435 500 575 115
S DAK 39280 34760 39870 103
TENN 670 683 790 116
TEXAS 580 750 300 107
VA 706 734 750 102
WASH 106 112 98 88
WISC 30051 39200 39520 110
TOTAL
35 STATES 659832 709393 779440 i10
OTHER STATES 19140 19218
U.S, 66,972 71,611

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RICE: Intended rice plantings for 1974 are estimated at 2,134,000 acres,
“~~ 2: percent below 1973 but 17 percent above the 1972 level. All six
rice estimating States were included in the survey. The Department announc-
ed last October 24 the lifting of marketing quotas for 1974-crop rice and a
26-percent reduction in the allotment to 1,652,596. This will be the first
time since 1954 that no quotas have been in effect. The current survey
indicates growers in all States plan to exceed the allotment. Changes from
the 1973 acreage in the four largest rice producing States range from a
17-percent decline in Texas to a 9-percent increase in California.

SUGARBEETS: Growers in the 14 States surveyed intend to plant 1,240,000 acres

in 1974, up 3 percent from the acreage planted in these States
last year. These States accounted for 94 percent of the 1,282,200 acres
planted in 1973. :

Sugarbeet growers in North Dakota expect to plant 81 percent more acreage
and Minnesota producers intend to increase acreage 40 percent. Prospects
in Ohio and Texas are up slightly from a year earlier. Plantings in all
other States surveyed ranged from 2 to 25 percent below 1973, Intentions in
California, the largest producing State, reflect a 5-percent decline in acreage
while Idaho's acreage may drop 25 percent.

CROP REPORTING BOARD

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS, January 1974 6 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


OATS W/
we ACREAGE PLANTED

1974 AS

STATE INDICATED PERCENT

L912 | 1973 1974 OF 1973

1000 ACRES PERCENT
ALA 90 84 100 119
ARK 130 110 105 95
CALIF 381 366 380 104
COLO 130 126 139 110
GA 198 198 225 114
IDAHO 74 81 14 ot
Tht 19250 550 600 109
IND 299 359 278 77
TOWA 29350 1850 29250 122
KANS 225 140 220 157
KY 43 50 40 80
LA 30 24 30 125
MD 29 31 28 90
MICH 365 350 315 90
MINN 21590 29690 29450 91
MISS 80 70 90 129
Mo 250 90 250 278
MONT 490 510 325 64
NEBR 313 575 650 113
NY 329 370 380 103
Nc 175 160 155 97
N DAK 29230 29120 15900 90
OHTO 440 600 504 84
OKLA 340 350 305 87
OREG 142 175 175 100
PA 400 405 415 102
$c 160 150 180 120
S DAK 29240 22480 29480 199
TENN 130 120 120 100
TEXAS 29100 ?+100 1900 90
VA 92 90 85 94
WASH 68 112 102 90
WISC 19570 15500 19520 101

TOTAL 33 STATES | 19,933 18 986 18 +769 9869

OTHER STATES 245 222
Us Se 20,178 49,208

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crop production

Release:
January 22, 1974
3:00 P.M, ET

(—

lowing crop acreages are expected to be planted for 1974:

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS FOR 1974--35 STATES * . >»

Based upon a January 1 survey of grower intentions in 35 States, the fol-

Corn~-77.4 million acres, 10 percent more than a year earlier.

Upland cotton-~14.5 million acres, 17 percent more than 1973,

Soybeans--54,9 million acres, down 3,3 percent from the previous year and
the first time since 1958 acreage has not increased over the previous

year.

Durun wheat--4,5 million acres, 47 percent greater than 1973.

Rice--2,1 million acres, down 2 percent from a year earlier.

Other spring wheat--14.6 million acres, up 14 percent from last year.

Oats--18.8 million acres, down 1 percent from a year earlier.

Barley--9,3 million acres, 15 percent less than in 1973,

Sorghum-=19.6 million acres, up 1 percent from 1973.

Flaxseed~-1.77 million acres, down less than 1 percent from last year,

Sugarbects-1.2 million acres, an increase of 3 percent from 1973,
*The compacisons with a year earlier represent totals only for the 35
States included in the special January 1 survey. The 1973 planted
acreage in these States accounted for all of the sorghum, durum wheat,
flaxseed, and rice acreage; 99 percent or more of the Upland cotton,
soybeans, and spring wheat other than durum; over 98 percent of the

corn and oats; over 96 percent of the barley acreage; over 94 percent
of the sugarbeet acreage.

NO

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE CROP REPORTING BOARD

CrPr 24 (1-74) WASHINGTON, 0.C. 20250 wy



SOYBEANS

STATE

ALA
ARK
GA
TLL
IND
1OWA
KANS
KY
LA
MD
MICH
MINN
MISS
MO
NEBR
NY
NC
N DAK
OHIO
OKLA
PA
sc
S DAK
TENN
TEXAS
VA
WISC

TOTAL
27: STATES

OTHER STAT=S
U.S.

1972

830
49140
720
74600
39740
69050
900
983
19712
260
570
39250
29580
42050
715

8
19250
200
39070
185
45
15130
260
19411
225
376
160

469420

465
46,885

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mae pe eee. ACREAGE PLANTED

1974 AS

INDICATED PERCENT

1973 1974 OF 1973

19000 ACRES PERCENT
950 15000 105
4700 4400 94
970 19120 115
95300 8550 92
49310, 49150 | 96
79950 79600 96
15240 19100 89
15180 1220 103
19760 1700 97
278 285 103
700 720 103
49420 4600 104
2330 2700 95
45200 49450 93
19230 15280 104
lL 13 118
19550 19550 100
236 245 104
32620 3%330 92
210 210 100
58 70 121
15200 19240 103
416 437 105
19640 1+640 100
450 500 All
430 440 102
246 260 106

569785 549910 9667

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SPRING WHEATOTHER THAN DURUM

ACREAGE PLANTED

1974 AS
STATE INDICATED PERCENT
1972 1973 1974 OF 1973
1s000 ACRES PERCENT
CoLo 25 4 34 83
IDAHO 193 300 340 113
MINN 17460 19960 29530 129
MONT 12850 19850 29150 116
N DAK 5221 69350 7+050 111
OREG 55 80 104 130
S DAK 19160 1530 1900 124
WASH 125 615 430 70
WISC 11 12 13 108
TOTAL .
9 STATES 109100 129738 145551 11402
OTHER STATES 38 73
U.S. 10,138 12,811
DURUM WHEAT
ACREAGE PLANTED
1974 AS
STATE INDICATED PERCENT
1972 1973 1974 | oF 1973
1+000 ACRES PERCENT
CALIF 4 2 3 150
MINN 33 60 125 20R
MONT 137 185 280 151
N DAK 29333 2680 39890 145
S DAK 85 115 185 161
us 2,592 3,042 49483 147.4
FLAXSEED 1/
ACREAGE PLANTE
. 1974 AS
STATE INOICATED PERCENT
1972 1973 1974 OF 1973
19000 ACRES PERCENT
MINN 162 235 280 119
MONT 12 “15 10 oT
N DAK 625 963 880 91
S DAK 370 555 555 icg
TEXAS 22 9 40 444
U.S. 15191 1s777 14765 9903

1/ INCLUDES ACREAGE PLANTED IN PRECEDING FALLe

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ALL SORGHUMS

ACREAGE PLANTED

: 1974. AS

STATE INDICATED PERCENT

1972 1973 1974 OF 1973

12000 ACRES PERCENT
ALA 56 65 70 108
ARIZ 153 150 135 90
ARK 185 189 220 116
CALIF 271 312 296 95
CcOLo 500 480 460 96
GA 58 60 60 100
TLL 85 95 95 100
IND 50 40 23 58
LOWwA 55 40 34 85
KANS 45400 45650 49400 95
KY 26 30 40 133
LA 50 40 46 115
MISS 80 85 90 106
MO 430 500 550 110
NEBR 19900 24260 29300 102
N MEX 366 403 411 102
NC 128 120 115 96
OKLA : 1>100 19160 19200 . 103
S$ ¢ 32 31 34 110
S DAK 470 400 375 94
TENN 51 62 80 129
TEXAS 6+800 8»100 8500 105

VA 36 3 28 an -

us. i/ 17,295 19»303 19 +562 101.3

1/ 1972 Us. Se TOTAL INCLUDES 3,000 ACRES FOR NORTH DAKOTA. NORTH DAKOTA
ESTIMATES WERE DISCONTINUED AFTER 19726

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Prospective acreages of oats vary considerably. Declines are expected
in the Northern and Southern Plains while moderate to sharp increases are ex~-
pected in the Central Plains.

BARLEY: Acreage of fall seeded barley plus intended plantings this spring in

the States surveyed totaled nearly 9.3 million acres, 15 percent or
1.7 million acres less than last year. The States surveyed accounted ‘for
nearly 97 percent of the Nation's barley acreage in 1973.

Most barley producing States show a decline from last year, although an
upturn was noted in some Northeast and Corn Belt States. The three leading
States--North Dakota, Montana, and California--indicate declines of 14, 31,
and 8 percent, respectively, from the 1973 planted acreage. These three
States account for about half of the U. S. barley acreage. Reports indicate
that some land formerly planted to barley will be shifted to wheat.

WHEAT: The prospective planted acreage of durum wheat totaled 4.5 million

acres, an increase of 47 percent from the 1973 acreage of 3.0 million.
This survey included all of the durum producing States. If current intentions
are realized, the 1974 acreage would be the largest since 1930. North Dakota
continues to dominate in durum acreage and expects a 45-percent increase this
year. Larger increases are expected for Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana,
and California.

Planted acreage of spring wheat other than durum in the nine States sur-
veyed is expected to total 14.6 million acres, up 14 percent from 1973 and
44 percent more than 1972. If these intentions are carried out, the 1974
acreage will be the largest since 1953. The survey included the nine spring
wheat States which accounted for 99 percent of the 1973 acreage. North Dakota,
with nearly half of the expected 1974 acreage, intends an 1l-percent increase.
Minnesota and Montana are also large producers and anticipate 29 and 16 per-
cent gains, respectively. All other States except Colorado and Washington in-
dicate increases ranging from 8 to 30 percent. Colorado is showing a decrease
of 17 percent and Washington's acreage is down 30 percent from last year.
Washington's 1973 acreage was unusually large because many acres of winter
wheat winterkilled and were reseeded to spring wheat.

SOYBEANS: Growers in the 27 soybean producing States surveyed intend to plant

54.9 million acres of soybeans in 1974, the first decline in acres
after 14 consecutive yearly increases. If realized, this would be 3 percent
below the total for a year earlier in these States which accounted for more
than 99 percent of the Nation's planted acres in 1973,

Plantings in the North Central States are expected to be 5 percent below
1973. Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas show declines
ranging from 4 to 11 percent. All other North Central States show increases
ranging from 3 to 6 percent. Planted acreage in these States usually accounts
for about two-thirds of the total U. S. soybean acreage. :

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS, January 1974 4 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


INTENDED FEED GRAIN PLANTINGS UP 5 PERCENT

Prospective plantings of the four feed grains are 125 million acres in
35 States, up 5 percent (5.4 million acres) from 1973 and 10 percent larger
than 1972 acreage. These States accounted for 98.5 percent of the Nation's
feed grain plantings last year.

Intended plantings are up 10 percent for corn and 1 percent for sorghum.
A 15 percent decline is expected in barley acreage and oats acreage is
expected to be reduced 1 percent from 1973.

CORN: Growers in 35 States intend to plant 77.4 million acres of corn for

all purposes in 1974, 10 percent more than last year and 18 percent
more than 1972. These States accounted for 98.3 percent of the Nation's
corm acreage planted in 1973.

Intended plantings in the North Central and South Central regions are
both up nearly 11 percent from a year earlier. Gains are also slated for:
the South Atlantic region, up 7 percent; the North Atlantic region, up 4 per-
cent; and the West, up 1 percent. All States show increases from 1973 except
four South Central and four Western States.

SORGHUM: Growers intend to plant 19.6 million acres of sorghum for all pur-

poses in 1974, up 1 percent from 1973 and 13 percent above 1972
seedings. All States included in official U. S. sorghum estimates were sur-
veyed for this report.

The Texas acreage, which accounts for over 40 percent of the national
total, is expected to be 5 percent larger than in 1973. Acreage increases
of 2 to 3 percent are expected for Nebraska, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.
Moderate gains are in prospect for Missouri and most South Central and South-
eastern States.

Major sorghum growing States with indicated acreage declines for 1974
include Kansas, South Dakota, Colorado, Arizona, and California.

OATS: Acreage of fall seeded oats plus intended spring plantings in the
States surveyed is expected to total 18.8 million acres, 1 percent

below the previous year and 6 percent below 1972. The States surveyed

accounted for 98.8 percent of the Nation's planted acreage of oats in 1973.

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS, January 1974 3 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


January 1974 Prospective Plantings Report

This special survey was made to obtain early information on farmers'
plans to plant certain crops for harvest in 1974. The purpose of this
report, published well in advance of actual spring seeding, is to assist
producers and program planners in their plans for 1974.

The survey covered 35 States. Excluded were the six New England
States, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, Florida, Wyoming, Utah,
Nevada, Alaska, and Hawaii.

Intended acreage estimates published in this report include corn,
upland cotton, soybeans, spring wheat, oats, barley, all sorghums, flax-
seed, rice and sugarbeets. A report on winter wheat seedings for harvest
in 1974 was released December 21, 1973.

Intentions reported this early may be subject to greater departures
from actual plantings than the regular Intentions Report issued by the
Crop Reporting Board in mid-March, Acreages actually planted may change
from these intentions because of weather, economic conditions, labor
supply and the impact of this report itself on farmers’ actions.

The 1974 March Prospective Plantings report, which includes all
States, will be released at 3 p.m., ET, March 14, 1974.

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

Washington headquarters.
CROP REPORTING BOARD:

B. M. Graham, Chairman,
APPROVED: M. L. Koehn, Secretary,
J. W. Kirkbride, R. P. Small,
” C. A. Hines, J. L. Aschwege,
oe { Lv D. M. Bay, W. H. Briscoe,
aN N. C. Cross, W. G. Hamlin,
G. D. Hasenmyer, R. B. Karnes,
. / D. C. Ledford, J.C. McCall,
ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE T. C, Saliee, A.M. Scott.

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS, January 1974 2 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



UPLAND COTTON

: ACREAGE PLANTED
eran: : A A > 1976 AS
STANT : 1972 : 1973 : 1974 PERCENT
: i : oF 1973
? 1,000 AGRES PERCENT
ALABAMA, : 601 525 59 112
ARIZONA t 273 276 360 130
ARKANSAS : 1,470 1,070 1,450 136
CALLFORNIA : 363 950 1,170 123
GEORGLA : 461 386 425 110
LOUISTANA : 690 530 625 113
ALSSISSIPPL : 1,664 1,370 1,300 131
MISSOURT : 435 241 430 178
NEW MEXLCO : idl 131 145, 1
NORTH CAROLINA : 210 182 175 96
ORLAUOMA : 533 547 570 104
SOUTH CAROLINA : 400 330 335 192
TENNESSEE : 540 460 630 137
s : 5,570 5,400 5,200 107
TOTAL 14 STATES : 13,876 12,398 14,505 117.0
OTLER STATES : 27.3 18.1
UNITED STATES = UPLAND : 13,903.3 12,416.14
RICE
ACREAGE PLANTED
Y 1974 AS
STATE INDICATED PERCENT
1972 1973 1974 [oF 1973
11000 ACRES PERCENT
ARK 442 534 577 108
CALIF 333 403 440 109
LA 523 624 574 92
MISS 52 62 74 119
Mo 5.0 5.3 9.0 170
TEXAS 469 553 460 83
U.S 1,824.0 2518163 2,134.0 9768

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