CROP PRODUCTION, January 1964 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, WDA

Grain Stocks on Farms for Specified Dates - Revised Estimates

bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels

355 267 72 36 25k
12 13 7 62
i 4315 194 952 25
: 553 393 B 36 338
: 5hO 5u5 111 67 713
2 618 262 68 al
: 1 Fee 370 m 19 306
s_ 852 300,120 9 322 23892
s” 16,4517 ~ "8,973" ~ 5,608" ~ 21, 484 395 73 i WS
3 251 109 21 184 37 1 3 46
: 1,208 420 164 TH6 275 31 10 ah3
: 88,342 49, 887 25,983 91, 203 7,848 3,169 155 2,346
: 10,822 6,626 3, 6k4 9,345 2,926 1,488 347 1,193
2 3,475 1,930 1,053 2,316 2,232 828 162 815
t_ 6,807 _ _3,011_ _ _2,095_ _ 3,229 _ _ _703_ 05. LU
: 162 33 ir W3e 176~ 7 2 11r
> = 1,729 553 2TT 1,686 218 12 8 267
2 2,167 613 286 1,096 109 Uy 7 121
: 266 88 49 220 — ane a —_
3 3u4 90 919 122 19 8 120
: ho 23 231 103 5 2 158
t bt 6 - - ~ A 6f._ Mk
: 230 99 512 83 5 T BY
: 88 Ay 153 43 6 3 56
: 59 16 104 — woe — —
Okla. =: 1,264 722 3,401 183 3h 26 190
Texas : > sh 9 2 8 ~~ ~32272 7
Mont. t 2 “ee 17,588 Weare" 533 oe 33 318
Tdaho : 6,642 2,657 17,453 190 AL pa 140
Wyo. z 1,575 870 4, 88h 118 53 qT 72
Colo. = ¢ 4,073 1,358 5,999 403 132 58 192
N.Mex. 3 170 60 343 aon nee wee ---
Ariz. : 780 156 2,133
Utah : 2,096 1,048 5,149
Nev. : 65 32 294 a-- a-- --- ---
Wash. : 3,714 1,000 1,702 578 170 26 588
Oreg. : 6,905 3, 541 708 8,160 287 133 4o 216

Calif. :_ 26,079 _ 5,216
U.S. + 280,924 130,915 67,571 262,561 «20,232 «7,373 «2,070 11,365



cROP PRODUCTION, January 196) Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Prices received by producers for eggs averaged 35.1 cents per dozen in
mid-December--0.9 cent below a month earlier and 1.8 cents a dozen below a
year earlier. ‘The average price received for commercial broilers was 13.2
cents per pound live weight, down 1.3 cents from mid-December 1962, and the
lowest mid-December price of record. Farm chicken prices in mid-December
1963 averaged 9.6 cents per pound, down 0.7 cent from mid-December 1962.
Farm prices of turkeys averaged 22.9 cents per pound live weight compared
with 23.0 cents in mid-December 1962.

The average cost of farm poultry ration in mid-December 1963 was $3.54
per 100 pounds compared with $3.48 in mid-December 1962. Broiler grower feed
average cost was $4.81 per 100 pounds--up 5 cents from a year earlier.

Turkey grower feed averaged $4.83 per 100 pounds in mid-December--up 6

cents from mid-December 1962. At mid-December the egg-feed, broiler~feed,
farm chicken-feed and turkey-feed ratios were all less favorable to producers
than a year earlier.

MILK PRODUCTION: Milk production in December for the United States totaled

9,695 million pounds. This is 1 percent below the output
of December 1962, but 2 percent above the 1957-61 average for the month.
Preliminary monthly milk production estimates for 1963 totel 124,744 million
pounds = dom 1 percent from the record output of 1962 but 1 percent above
the average.

Monthly Milk Production on Farms, Selected States
December 1963, with comparisons
(In million of pounds)

: Dec. Nov. : Dec.

werage: : :
pigst-e1; 2962; 1963; 1963
183 184 182
153 152 19
70 69 yes
91 86 88
63 62 58
110 105 103
ahs, 229 239
33 31 31
127 15 121
13.1 12.7 12.9
66 64 65
61 58 59
9.8 967
164 161 16h.
69 68 66
668 648 651
12.3 11.0 11k
538 527 539

‘T/ short-time average. ~~
2/ Estimates not available for individual States.
CROP REPORTING BOARD

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20020

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CROP PRODUCTIO#, January 1964 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Hay Stocks 3 Percent Smaller

January 1 stocks of hay on farms were 3 percent less than last year
and 1 percent smaller than average. Hay production in 1963 was 4 percent
smaller than in 1962 but a larger carryover of old hay brought supplies
for the 1963 feeding season to about the same level as a year earlier and
the third highest of record. Although the national total was favorable,
hay supplies were limited in some areas. January 1 hay stocks were lowest
in the South Atlantic States, 15 percent less than last year and 25 percent
less than average, following two drought lowered hay production years.

The use of corn and other crop residues for livestock was limited during
December because of cold and snow over the northern half of the hation and
most livestock were being fed full winter rations. The absence of deep
snow or severe storm permitted the use of ranges in the mountain States from
Wyoming southward and limited supplemental feeding was required in this area.
Winter grains and pasture crops showed some improvement early in December
in southeastern areas, but later cold and snow limited grazing and forced
farmers to draw on short roughage supplies to maintain livestock in good
condition.

December Cool and Dry

December started and ended with above normal temperatures over much
of the Nation, but bitter cold waves swept across the continent during the
mid-month. Average temperatures for the month were below normal in all
areas except Nevada, Southern California, and the Washington-Oregon Coast.
Record lows were reported from many areas and parts of the mid-continent
had temperatures averaging 30 degrees below normal for the week endéd
December 23. Zero readings extended into Northern Oklahoma and Tennessee
and freezing temperatures reached to the Gulf of Mexico and Central florida.

Precipitation was below normal over most of the fation except some
northern Mountain areas, and in the southeast extending from Mississippi
to South Carolina. Snow accompanying the cold air masses brought accum-
lation of 2 to 6 inches in the plains areas extending to northern Texas
just before Christmas. uch of this cover melted during the last week of
the month. Heavier snowfall covered the Great Lakes and Appalachian areas,
The South Central and South Atlantic States received heavy precipitation,
alleviating the dry soil condition in these areas.

1963 Crop Harvest Nearly Complete

Favorable weather during the first week of December enabled growers
to wind up 1963 crop harvest in most of the Northern areas. In southern
areas harvest was well advanced by the first of the month, but progress was
slower during December. *armers took advantage of scattered good days to
practically finish harvest of the remaining fields of cotton, corn, soybeans,
and peanuts in the South Atlantic and East South Central States. -iarketing of
flue-cured tobacco was nearly over before Christmas but stripping of the remain-
ing burley tobacco was slowed by the low temperatures. Harvest of sugarcane in


CROP PRODUCTION, January 1964 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Grain Stocks on Farms for Specified Dates - Revised Estimates

: bushels bushels bushels bushels
Wisconsin : 58 23 6 101
Minnesota : 1,683 561 128 2,132
Towa : 60 26 3 58
North Dakota: 11,129 5,662 1,171 8,181
South Dakota 1,999 1,151 aha 2,040
Texas

Montana
Californa
United States

10.5 8.3 7.6 136 265 oben Bebo 1,254

E._ SPRING:

22.3 148 34898 4,674 Apr. 10
42 1/308 *
8 - a — 152.
73,881" "5,134

1.1 11.6 121.0 133-150 1,878 1,736 May 11
Other Counties; 4,4 3-2 3.2 9% 120 4ie 38h CO
8. Carolina 5.6 3.5 3.0 76 95 4e3 332 0—~C*SS
Ga. : 6 5 5 65 65 --- 3 3e20~C~*
Ala.-Baldwin : 15.0 15.0 13.0 123 125. --- 1,809 1/1,875 "
“Other =: 7.2 6.3 6.2 80 100 --= 582 630
Miss. 43 3.0 2.8 52 55 eo 22k 1650"
Ark. : 5.7 4.1 3.9 59 35 00no
Ia. > 43 4.60 4.6 50 WL nee
Okla. 2 21 2.30 1 61 600 +
Texas : 6.8 5.8 5.8 73 85 wae
Ariz. 2 93 10.2 8.5 230 2ho
Calif. $2023_ _ 45.7 38.0 _ _ 303 | _335_ _-=-_ ~
~ Petal _ ta 3.7 _ k.8 101.5 — _ 187-4 “208.2 ~=- alr, Wke” 23,808” 3

Vy Includes the “Following quantities not harvested or not. marketed because of low
prices (1,000 hundredweight): Early Spring. Florida, other-18; late Spring,
Alabama, Baldwin area-320.

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CROP PRODUCTION, January 196! Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

anc.

Division
Se lions ‘Millions
Maine 1,086 1 0 w% 805
NE. 3° 333
ve. : 13.8 163
Mass. 3 3
R.I. :

Conn. : 6 66
N.Y.
N.J.
Pa.

N. Atl.
Ohio
Ind. : 10,692
Till. : 10,217
Mich.

Wis. te 02925_ -

E. N. CENT.; 48,363" 46. 8

Minn. : > - §

foe : 9 (eis

N. Dak. =: 23867 bite

S. Dak. 1 7, 52h 7,049

er :_ $58 hae 1:88
W. N. Cent..”_ 66,476 _~_" 60,236 ~ "1,736 _
Bus 30° «1 *

299
1B 1
1,054 LOK

TL
6,907 _ plier

3,063
3 a ere Se a

O5 0.
23.5 wb.5 | 159, 170

8. ~~ F308, 1e1 ~ "307,209" 1,706 ~~ 5,256 _ 5,898 _ 63,151" 63,239

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CROP PRODUCTION, January 1964

Grain Stocks on Farms for Specified Dates - Revised Estimates

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

vt.
N.Y.
NJ.
Pa.
Ohio
Ind.
Til.
Mich.
Wis.
Minn.
Towa
Mo.
N.Dsk.
S.Dak.
Nebr.
Kans.
Del.
Ma.
Va.
W.Va.
N.C.
S.C.
Ga.
Fle.
Ky.
Tenn.
Ala.
Miss.
Ark.
La.
Okla.
Texas
Mont.
Idaho
Wyo.
Colo.

N.Mex. :

Ariz.
Utah
Nev.
Wash,
Oreg.

Calif. :

U.S,

shels bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels
ame —— —_—— poe 2,096 O9L 13 4 8060©-—«*L 582
wee wwe oon 7 1 120 71 461
1,894 253 189 2,435, 25,247 8, 996 4,353 2h, 126
: 302 56 ‘lT 26 Fear 3 TT ‘ 3 ie
1 3.257 2,010 _ _ 379 _ _ 3,862, 22,455 _ 8,940 598 27, 860_
Bb ge ~~ Sar ~~ Hose > eee ~ Beat ~ eae ~~ Be
: 3,626 1,007 403 7,634 23,958 11,646 5,990 22,506
2 5,135 1,284 25T 7,854 55,761 23,898 10,356 56,379
> 7,491 1,348 599 14,098 31,774 12,562 4 U3 31,219
1, 876 __ 203, _ UB __ 638. _ 119,430 _ 53,362 __ 26,681 _ _103,392_
2” 6, 7B ~ “Zu57” — B,O7E ~ ~ 9,330 ~ 125,292 ~ 81,957 ~ 31,667 ~ “287,708
218 ub 22 283 103,837 57,687 26,922 102,172
2 2,372 527 26h. 5,032 7,606 3,207 1,375 10,816
:117,317 76,647 35,977 102,387 97,461 57,681 40,774 86,118
: 25,350 15,807 8,97 24,963 103,008 64,776 4i,4Ib 89,744
+ 32,754 19,913 11,302 34,920 30,761 16, 342 9,933 2h 431
:_5T,016 _ 21,217 _ 9,503 _ 46,370 _ _ 5,845 _ 2,606 _ 31,185 _ __8,153_
: 70 8 3 h 22 73 Te 95
: 435 8h 33 315 1,429 62h 280 1,323
: 865 206 82 B46 1,693 55h 2h6 1,006
: 207 99 52 271 718 295 157 713
: 1,518 2h5 ho 1,744 3,988 1, h65 570 2,200
+ 363 60 13 359 3,743 854 394 2,912
: Ql2 35 6 536 2,280 334 195 1,575
722255 39 283 ee LL 205 _
27 7 Tog ) Ir 5228 Toe 278 wr 789
: 295 49 37 560 1,094 393 182 THT
: 126 8 4 210 2,439 226 133 609
: 39 8 h 169 1,493 360 154 690
169 31 15 286 1,463 341 171 534
67 one 148 388 65 13 495
2 9,951 1,717 7ll =: 10,558 5,017 1,712 1,003 3,485
2 2,622 _ _ 437 218 _ _ 2,843 647 25S 4,753. 7,384
250,372 27,4 ¥3,310 ~ 63,807 22,21 7,332 4, 852 13,232
11,099 3,700 1,110 1,551 5,178 2,817 247 5,822
2,731 910 683 2, 3,666 1,173 880 3,689
: 21,278 8,071 6,237 13,789 3,068 =, 47a 900 2,304
5 128 85 380 178 62 15 140
7 20 5 59 164 36 4 80
2,12) 490 361 2,342 1,222 576 239 968
: 380 127 32 369 110 28 T 9
: 13,365 3,341 668 13,512 3,385 1,583 beh 3,759
+ 9,198 = 2,891 920 9,958 5,689 2, 758 1,379 5,072
2,369_ _ 538. 108 i238 2321 225 6h _848_
2406, 2h3 “ABM 99S "95,25 — hob, 667 — BsB, B29 “Be, 869" "251, 7_ 7 “B53, 057—

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CROP PRODUCTION, January 1964 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS: January 1 stocks of hay on farms ere estimated to

be 82 million tons, 3 percent less than a year
earlier and slightly below average, The 1963 hay crop was down from 1962
but the decrease was offset by a larger carryover of old hay on May 1,
1963 so the supply of hay for the 1963-64 feeding season, 139.6 million
tons, is about equal to the previous year, Disappearance of hay from
May 1, 1963 to January 1, 1964 at 57.6 million was above both last year
and average, mainly because of increased supplemental fall feeding in much
of the Corn Belt and in local areas of the South Central and Southern
Plains Regions, where pasture growth was stunted by lack of sufficient
moisture,

While the Nation's January 1, 1964 hay stocks were down only 3 per-
cent from a year earlier, the situation varied greatly by regions. In
the Western Region, which had a favorable 1963 hay and pasture season
(particularly on the Coast), January 1 stocks are above both last year
end average, Hay stocks in the North Atlantic Region are above a year
ago, although below average, as a result of a sharply increased 1963
production compared with the drought depressed 1962 crop, and the lowest
fall disappearance since 1942, In the North Central States hay stocks
are down from last year but still slightly above average,

The 1963 hay crop was down 10 percent from 1962, while the fell of
1963 disappearance was well above the previous year. In the South Central
Region hay stocks are down somewhat from last year and average - supplies
for the season were above a year earlier but fall feeding was above aver-
age, In the South Atlantic Region, following two drought depressed hay
production years, January 1 hay stocks are down 15 percent from last year
and are down 25 percent from the 1958-62 January 1 average.

CITRUS: The U, S. orange crop is forecast.at 99 million boxes, 6 percent less
than last year, and 28 percent below the record crop of 1961-€2.
The estimate is down half a million boxes from last month. A decline of
one million boxes in prospects for Other Early and Midseason oranges in
Florida is offset by an increase in Valencias in that State. Florida's
Temples are 500,000 boxes below earlier indications, Estimated pro-
duction of oranges in other States remains unchanged from a month ago
with California, Arizona, and Texas each up from last year, The fore-
cast for total production of Early, Midseason and Navel oranges is
43,9 million boxes, only three-fourths as large as lest year's crop and
about two-thirds as large as average, The Valencia crop is forecast at
55.1 million boxes, 19 percent larger than the 1962-63 crop but 7 per-
cent below average and only about three-fourths as large as the record
large crop of 1961-62,

The U.S, grapefruit forecast is 32.3 million boxes, 7 percent be-
low the 1962-63 crop and 24 percent below average, Although Florida
expects a total crop 13 percent smaller than last year the indications
point to more white seedless grapefruit than harvested from last year's
crop, All other States expect more grapefruit than last year,

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OROP FRODUCTION, January 196% Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

are 7 percent more than in 1963. A record winter tomato crop is expected,
10 percent more than a year earlier. Smaller crops of carrots and celery
are indicated for the winter months. Acreage of winter spinach for process~
ing is 8 percent greater than in 1963. Production of winter potatoes is
expected to totel 7 percent less than 1963 and 16 percent smaller than
average. Growers report intentions to plant 12 percent fewer acres of

late spring potatoes than in 1963.

Milk Production Lower - More Eggs

Milx production in December for the United States totaled 9,695
million pounds. This is 1 percent less than the output for December 1962,
but 2 percent more than the 1957-61 average for the month. Preliminary
monthly milk production estimates for 1963 totel 124,744 million pounds -
1 percent less than the record output of 1962 but 1 percent more than
average. Egg production during December totaled 5,298 million eggs, 1
percent more than December 1962. Rate of lay was a record high for
December more than offsetting a slight decline in number of layers from
a year earlier. The South Central, South Atlentic, and Western regions
continued to set new monthly egg production records, but December output
was less than a year earlier in the North Central and North Atlantic States.

CORN STOCKS ON FARMS: Stocks of corn on farms January 1 this year totaled

3,217 million bushels, 6 percent above the previous
record of 3,047 million bushels held in 1961. The current stocks are 14
percent sbove the 5-yeer average. Lest year's total was 2,965 million
bushels. ‘The increase is chiefly the result of the record-large 1963
production.

Stocks were larger this year than last in all regions except the
Atlantic area where a severe drought curtailed production last year.
Fermers in the 12 North Central States held 2,896 million bushels or 90
percent of the Nation's January 1 total. Stocks were larger than a year
earlier in all States in this Region except Wisconsin, Missouri and Kansas.
The total for the North Central States was 9 percent larger than last year.
Farm stocks were 20 percent greater than a year earlier in the Western
region and 10 percent larger in the South Central area.

Disappearance of corn from farms during the October - December quarter
of 1963 was a record high 1,379 million bushels. This is 12 percent above
the 1,237 million bushels for the corresponding quarter in 1962 and 20
percent above the 5-year average disappearance.

WHEAT STOCKS ON FARMS: Stocks of all wheat stored on farms January 1, 196):
totaled 309 million bushels, 2 percent less than

@ year earlier and 17 percent below the 1958-62 average. ‘This is the smallest

January 1 farm stocks since 1958. The January 1 farm stocks are equal to

2T percent of the 1963 production compared with 29 percent held a year earlier.

Nearly two-fifths of the wheat on farms January 1 was 1963 and earlier crop

wheat under Goverment farm-stored loan or purchase agreement--about the

same volume as a year earlier.

Stocks of all wheat held on farms were above a year earlier in most
States. However, moderately lower stocks in the importent wheat States of
Kansas, North Dakota, and Colorado were sufficient to lower the Nation's total

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CROP PRODUCTION, January 1964 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USIA

Louisiana was slowed and about 10 percent of the crop remained in the fields
on January 1. In the southwest, cotton harvest was delayed especially in
western Oklahoma and the high plains of Texas, but open weather after
Christmas started machinery rolling again and an early completion is ex-~
pected. New Mexico harvests were virtually complete by mid-December but
cotton picking continued in Arizona with about 10 percent of the crop

still in the field on January 1. Unfavorable weather slowed harvest of
field crops in the Central Valley of California.

Winter Grains Under Stress

Fall seeded grains in the Northern Plains areas entered the winter
with greater than usual growth, but generally dry soils. Snow cover was
adequate in most areas to protect plants from damage during the extremely
low temperatures. Some moisture was provided by the melting snow in late
December but soils were still dry. More snow was desired for winter pro-
tection and to replenish soil moisture before spring growth starts. In
the Central and Southern Plains areas, conditions varied depending on
earlier moisture supplies. December precipitation was generally less than
normal and there is some concern among growers for the survival of late
sown fields in drier areas. Snow fell with little drifting and prevented
damage from low temperatures in Kansas and Oklahoma. Moisture from the
melting snow was beneficial although limited in quantity. Wheat prospects
continued on the upgrade in most of Texas. However, the High Plains of
Texas and areas in southeastern Colorado needed rain to prevent deteriora-
tion of the crop.

In the Corn Belt States, December weather mintained or improved fall
seeded grains. Top growth was short but snow provided adequate cover and
helped to alleviate top-soil moisture shortages. December precipitation
brought generally adequate soil moisture to the southeastern part of the
Nation, but low temperatures limited growth of fall seeded grains. Some
of the late planted fields with limited growth were apparently damaged,
but the extent of acreage losses will depend on development during the
rest of the winter.

Citrus Output Down 3 Percent

Citrus production is expected to be 3 percent less than last year's
freeze damaged crop and 27 percent below the record large 1961-62 crop.
The total orange crop is smaller than last year with fewer Early, Midseason
and Navel varieties, but more Valencias. A decrease from last year in
Florida more than offset increases in California, Arizona, and Texas. Pro-
duction of grapefruit is expected to be 7 percent less than last year be-
cause of a smaller crop in Florida. Prospects are for more lemons and more
tangerines than harvested last year. Although temperatures dipped below
freezing for a short period this past month in all citrus States, damage
to citrus was confined to some leaf burn on succulent growth in a few groves.
There was no damage to the fruit.

Winter Vegetable and Potato Prospects Less Than Last Year

Production of all winter vegetables is expected to total slightly less
than last year, but 7 percent more than average. Lettuce production is
indicated to be slightly larger and winter cabbage prospects

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CROP PRODUCTION, January 1964 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

1,000
bushels bushels bushels bushels
3 —= oom
30 16
35 18
2,932 1,086
1, heb k pe
11,915 _ 4,413
78,573 “30, 115
105,731 15,860
2ho,2kk 27,456
25,626 10,067
54,728 28,974 11,804
185,104 ~ 136,106 “Bi, oh
519,399 391,432 158,078
& ,182 4h,969 8, 648
3,091 2,358 1,572
70,065 49,724 19,211
252,632 216,107 140, 013
25,817 _ 17,873 _ 5,958
1,57 375 6
6,797 2,761
12,855 4,486
1,392 640
21,151 10,576
6,847 3,886
5,584

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CROP PRODUCTION, January 1964 Crop Reporting Boara, SRS, USDA

FLAXSEED STOCKS ON FARMS: Stocks of flaxseed on farms January 1, 1964 are

estimated to be 10.6 million bushels, 7 per-
cent below stocks on farms a year earlier, but 14 percent more than the
1958-62 average for January 1. Practically all of these stocks were
located in the Dakotas and Minnesota, with North Dakota accounting for
two-thirds of the National total. Disappearance of flaxseed from farms
during the October-December quarter of 1963 totaled 2.2 million bushels,
well below last year and average.

SORGHUM GRAIN STOCKS ON FARMS: Sorghum grain stored on farms January 1,
1964 totaled 188 million bushels, 7 per-
cent more than a year earlier and equal to the 5-year average. Most
States had larger farm stocks than a year ago, mainly the result of a
larger 1963 production. Farm stocks located in Nebraska, Kansas, and
Texas, this year amounted to 83 percent of the total stocks, about the
same as @ year earlier. Record January 1 farm stocks were held in
Nebraska.

Disappearance during the past quarter, October through December,
totaled 430 million bushels, one-fifth larger than for this quarter last
year and the largest disappearance of any quarter of record. Only the
South Atlantic region had a smller disappearance than a year earlier.

BARLEY STOCKS ON FARMS: Stocks of barley on farms January 1 totaled 199

million bushels, 7 percent less than January i,
1963 and 3 percent below the 1958-62 average. The principal factor
contributing to the reduced stocks of barley was the 8 percent smaller
production in 1963 than 1962.

Disappearance from the Nation's farms during the October-December
quarter amounted to 63 million bushels compared with 66 million bushels
for the same period in 1962, and 72 million bushels for the 1958-62
average.

Traditionally, North Dakota, California, Montana, Minnesota, Idaho,
Washington, and Oregon account for the major portion of both production
and stocks on farms. These seven States produced 77 percent of the 1963
National production and held 81 percent of the January 1, 1964 farm
stocks of barley.

January 1 stocks of barley represented 50 percent of the 1963 pro-
duction, compared with 49 percent a year earlier and 47 percent for the
1958-62 average.

RYE STOCKS ON FARMS: Rye stored on the Nation's farms on January 1

totaled 5,614,000 bushels--the smallest January 1
holdings since 1953. Stocks are 59 percent below a year earlier and 44
percent less than the 1958-62 average. Disappearance from farms during
the October-December quarter was 5,751,000 bushels, 12 percent below the
same quarter in 1962 and the smallest disappearance since 1957.

January 1 farm stocks represent 19 percent of the 1963 rye production.
The North Central Region, the mjor rye producing area, held 75 percent
of the January 1 rye stocks. Holdings in North Dakota, South Dakota, and
Nebraska accounted for slightly more than half of the U.S. farm stocks.

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Produkion

January 10, 1964
3:00 PF. M.(E.S, T.)

UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY AS OF JANUARY 1, 1964

Corn stocks on farms January 1, 1964, estimated at a record 3,2 billion
bushels were 8 percent above a year earlier and 14 percent above the
1958-62 average.

Wheat stocks on farms, placed at 309 million bushels, were 2 percent
less than a year earlier and 17 percent below average.

Qats stocks on farms, estimated at 688 million bushels, were down
1 percent from January 1, 1963 and 13 percent from average.

Soybean farm stocks, estimated at 262 million bushels, were 16 per-
cent above a year earlier and 28 percent above average.

Sorghum farm stocks totaled 188 million bushels, 7 percent above Jan-
uary 1, 1963, and about the same as average.

Barley farm stocks totaled 199 million bushels, down 7 percent from
1963 and 3 percent below average,

Flaxseed stocks on farms, estimated at 10.6 million bushels, were
7 percent less than a year earlier but 14 percent more than
average.

Hay on farms totaled 82 million tons, 3 percent less than a year earlier
and 1 percent less than average.

Citrus production is expected to be down 3 percent from last year's
freeze damaged crop. The 1963~64 orange crop is expected to
total 99 million boxes, down 6 percent from the 1962-63 crop
and 20 percent below average. The grapefruit crop, at 32 million
boxes, is 7 percent below last year and 24 percent below average.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
CrPr 2-2 (1-64) Washington, D. C.


CROP PRODUCTION, January 1964 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

In Florida, harvest or red potatoes was active the first of January
in the Everglades area and will start in the Fort Myers-Inmokalee section
in late January. Growth has been good in Dade County where the bulk of
the acreage is located. About 20 percent of the winter acreage, is white
skinned varieties. Harvest in California was general the first of Jan-
uary in the San Joaquin Valley and the Ferris-Hemet district although
digging was slow. Movement should increase in January.

Growers report intentions to plant 101,500 acres of potatoes for late
spring harvest, 12 percent less than was planted in 1963 and 23 percent
less than average. Intended acreages are the same as last year for Texas,
Louisiana, and Georgia but are smaller for all other late spring States.
The percentage reduction in intended acreage is greatest--17 percent--in
the two high yielding States, California and Arizona. These two States
with 49 percent of the late spring acreage in 1963 accounted for 74 per-
cent of the total production.

Planting of late spring potatoes had started in a few areas by Jan-
uary 1, It was active in the Edison district of Kern County, California
and was expected to start soon in other late spring districts of Caliz
fornia. A few fields were planted in Arizona during late December with
full scale planting expected during January and early February, Some
commercial acreage in Louisiana in the Lafourche-Terrebonne area had
been planted but heaviest planting will occur the last half of January.
Planting will start in south Texas the last half of Jenuary, Some
ground preparation had been done in a few other areas.

POULTRY AND EGG PRODUCTION: December egg production totaled 5,298 mil-
lion eggs, 1 percent above December 1962.
A vecord rate of lay caused the increase in output, Layer numbers were
down slightly from last December. Temperatures during December were 5
to 10 degrees below normal in most States, but this did not greatly
affect rate of lay, except in a few States, Total egg production for
1963, at 63,239 million eggs, was up slightly from 1962. During 1963
the average rate per layer was 212.7 eggs, slightly above the 1962 rate.

Regions with record egg production for December were: South Central
up 12 percent from the previous year, South Atlantic up 10 percent, and
the West up 5 percent, Production for the month was down 9 percent from
last year in the West North Central, 5 percent in the East North Central,
and 4 percent in the North Atlantic,

Production per layer during December averaged 17.24 eggs, 1 percent
above a year earlier, December rates of lay were at record highs in the
West North Central, the South Atlantic, and South Central regions. In-
creases from last December were 5 percent in the South Central, 3 per-
cent in the South Atlantic, and 0.4 percent in the West North Central,

Rate dropped 1 percent from the previous December in tle East North Cen-
tral region. Rate of lay was the same in the West and North Atlantic
regions.

The number of layers in the Nation during December totaled 307,289,000
birds, 0,3 percent below a year earlier, This was a seasonal increase of
about 1 million birds from November, On January 1, the Nation's laying flock
numbered 307,468,000 birds, about the same as a month earlier anda year earlier.

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CROP PRODUCTION, January 1964 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

A lemon crop of 16.1 million boxes is forecast for the 1963-64 season,
up 25 percent from last year, but 4 percent below average. In both Cali-
fornia and Arizona, the crop is larger than last season.

The Florida tangerine crop is expected to totel 3.7 million boxes,
up 1.7 million boxes from last year's freeze damaged crop and about equal
to the 1957-61 average.

Florida citrus groves were generally in excellent condition as of
January 1. Soil moisture was adequate and cold weather not only had hard-
ened tree growth but had promoted good coloring of the fruit. Low
temperatures in December (December 20, 25 and 26) caused some leaf burn.
There was no damage to the fruit. Oranges have sized well and are larger
than usual. Maturity is ahead of last year but harvest is sharply below
the freeze damaged salvage operation of a year ago. Fruit droppage from
Valencia trees is less than usual. Grapefruit harvest is ahead of a year
ago. Maturity is well advanced and color is excellent. Harvest of
tangerines is nearing completion. Growers are picking small sizes which
in most years are not harvested. The bulk of the tangelo crop had been
picked by January 1, with not much more than 10 percent still on the trees.

Southern California had warm, sunny weather during December which with
very little rain since November, resulted in growers having to irrigate
their citrus groves. Northern and Central California had considerable fog
and cool weather during the month. About mid-December temperatures dropped
below freezing for a short time. Orchard heaters and wind machines were
used and there was no damage to the fruit. Navel oranges were slow in
coloring and maturing this season and consequently harvest was later than
usual getting underway. However, by January 1, the fruit was mature in all
areas. Heavy fogs, particularly in the Central Valley, hampered harvest as
pickers were not able to get into the groves before noon on many days.
Harvest of Desert Valleys grapefruit is slow, although the volume shipped
to January 1 was above a year earlier because of the larger crop. Cullage
has been heavy because of thrips marks and scarred fruit. Small amounts of
“Other areas" grapefruit may be harvested in March or April.

Arizona growers had picked about one-fifth of their grapefruit and
harvest of Arizona's lemon crop was nearly finished with only about 5 per-
cent remaining on the trees as of January 1--about the same stage of com-
pletion as a year earlier. Grapefruit harvest was not quite as far along
as a year ago as only about one-fifth of the crop had been picked by
January 1 this year compared with nearly one-fourth a year earlier. Picking
of the small crop of Texas citrus was active during December. Below freezing
temperatures occurred on December 23 and there was a heavy frost on the
akth, but there was no damage except to succulent growth.

POTATOES: Production of winter potatoes is forecast at 3,598,000 hundred-
ra weight, 7 percent less than 1963 and 16 percent under the 1958-62
average. Progress of the crop was good during December. The indicated
average yield of 194.5 hundredweight per acre compares with 190.4 in 1963.

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CROP PRODUCTION, January 1964 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

below January 1, 1963. Colorado, which had a short 1963 wheat crop, showed
the largest volume decrease. The three leading States in farm stored
wheat--North Dakota, Montana, and Kansas--had 57 percent of the Nation's
farm supplies. By regions, percentage changes in farm stored wheat from

& year ago were North Atlantic up 26 percent, South Atlantic up 23 per-
cent, South Central down 27 percent, North Central up 2 percent and West-
ern down 10 percent.

Disappearance of wheat from farms during the October-December quarter,
at 100 million bushels, was 10 million bushels more than last year but
the second smllest for this period since 1940.

Durum wheat stocks on farms totaled 39.1 million bushels, down 9.2
million bushels from a year earlier. Disappearance from farms during the
October-December quarter amounted to 3.3 million bushels compared with
5.4 million bushels during the same quarter last year.

QATS STOCKS ON FARMS: Farm stocks of oats on January 1 totaled 688 mil-

lion bushels, 1 percent less than a year earlier
and 13 percent below average. This is the smllest January 1 farm
holdings since 1940, largely because of the small crop produced in 1963.
The January 1 farm stocks were down froma year earlier in all regions
except the North Atlantic where stocks were 13 percent above last year,
but were still well below average. Of the total farm holdings, 88 per-
cent were located in the North Central States.

Disappearance during the October-December quarter totaled 145
million bushels, 12 percent below a year earlier, and the lowest dis-
appearance for this period since 1935.

SOYBEAN STOCKS ON FARMS: Soybean stocks on farms January 1 totaled a

record high 262 million bushels, 16 percent
larger than a year earlier and 28 percent greater than average. The
previous high was 258 million bushels stored on farms January 1, 1962,
The large holdings result from the record large 1963 crop and the greater
than average percentage of production still on farms. The January 1
stocks were equivalent to 37.3 percent of the 1963 production compared
with 33.9 percent a year earlier and the average of 36.0 percent.

danvary 1 farm stocks were higher than last year in the three main

producing areas. Percentage increases were greatest in the South Central
States where stocks were up 25 percent. The North Central States, which
accounted for 86 percent of the total January 1 farm holdings, were up 15
percent while the South Atlantic States had 11 percent more farm stocks
than a year earlier. Illinois had the largest stocks with 64 million bus-
hels on farms followed by Iowa with 59 million and Minnesota with 31 mil-
lion bushels.

The October 1, 1963 farm supply totaled 705 million bushels (1963 pro-
duction of 701 million bushels plus 4 million bushels in farm carryover).
The indicated movement from farms for the October-December quarter is nearly
444 million bushels or 63 percent of beginning supplies. The total is less
than the farm disappearance of 456 million bushels during the same quarter
@ year earlier but above the average for the quarter of 368 million
bushels.

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CROP PRODUCTION, January 1964 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

> TEEDSE Bes
~ Krarage

ORANGES: :
EARLY, MIDSEASON & :
NAVEL VARIETIES 3/ +
Calif. x + 11,220 12,600 16,000 420,800 472,000 609 ,000
Flas, All + 51,340 45,500 27,000 2,310,500 2,048,000 242134000
Temple : 3,400 2,000 3,000 153,100 90,000 135,
Other 2 47,940 43,500 24,000 2,157,400 1,958 ,000 1,080 ,000
Texas : 1,650 25 100 74,220 1,120 4,500
Ariz. : 480 640 00 18,000 24,000 30,000
la. : 243 15 10 10,944 675 450
aT above ~ TT TT TST Te om
ve a 39930 _ 24834,464__ _2,545.795_ _ 14849950 _
if 628 ,600 608 ,000 638 ,000
2830, 200 1,305,000 1,665,900
40 940 675 2,700
~ 262700_ _ _ _ 349500 _ 377500
Valencia, 2,526,440 _1,948,175_ _ 24343,200
ELL ORANTES: -
Calif. 1,049,400 1,080,000 1, 238,000
Fla, 4,140,700 3,353 ,000 2,880 ,000
Texas 115,160 2,795 7,200
Ariz,
La, ~-[--~ 432-2 BLL LL 094 8
WSs, AT TTT aT
Oranges
GREP eT
Fla., All 1,307,200
Seedless 802,400
Pink 268 ,800
White 533,600
Other 504,800
Texas 179,200
Ariz, 79,340
Calif., All 86,760
Desert Valleys 37,840
Other Areas

607,200 471,000
— 4L 33,700. 18,600_ _
OF AZ BT ~ 6b LL W034, 60~ 7 T TAB 0007 T

1/ The crop year begins with the bloom of the year shown and ends with completion of harvest the
following year. For some States in certain years production includes quantities not harvested,
or harvested but not utilized, on account of economic conditions, and quantities donated to
charity. Estimates of such quantities for the 1962 crops were: Oranges-California, Navel and
Miscellaneous, 230,000 boxes (8,125 tons); California, Valencia, 150,000 hoxes (5,625 tons);
Grapefruit, California, Desert Valleys, 2,000 boxes (64 tons).
2/ Net content of box varies, Approximate average are as follows: Oranges — California and
tizona, 75 lbs.; Florida and other States, 90 1bs.; Grapefruit — California, Desert Valleys, and
Arizona, 64 lbs.; other California areas, 67 lbs.; Florida and Texas, 80 lbs.; Lemons —- 75 1b8.3
Limes ~ 80 1bs.; Tangelos and Tangerines ~ 90 lbs.
x Navel and :iscellaneous varieties in California and Arizona, Early and Midseason varieties
Florida and Texas. All varieties in Louisiana, For all States except Florida, includes small
quantities of tangerines,
4/ Short~time average.

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CROP FROLUCTION, January 19h Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA
GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF JANUARY 1, 1964
December Brings Severe Weather But Damage Limited

Farmers were able to finish harvesting the bumper 1963 crops before
mid-December storms restricted activities to winter chores, according to
the Crop Reporting Board, Temperatures dropped to zero as far south as
northern Oklahoma and Tennessee and freezing levels reached to the Gulf
and Central Florida areas, Damage to crops was limited with some leaf
burn of tender vegetables and freezing back of topgrowth of winter grain
and pasture crops. Above normal precipitation in the Southeast. helped
relieve soil moisture shortages. In the Plains and North Central States,
snow protected crops from low temperatures, but was not sufficient to add
greatly to soil moisture reserves. Heavy feeding of livestock was neces~
sary in most areaseast of the Rocly llountains accentuating the short rough-
age supples especially in the southeast,

Larger Farm Stocks of Feed Grains

January 1 farm stocks of the four feed grains totaled 111.1 million
tons, 7 percent more than the 104.2 million tons held a year earlier, The
January 1964 total was 9 percent more than average, and 2 percent greater
than the record high of 108,6 million tons for January 1961. Corn
stored on farms set a new high, 8 percent more than a year earlier, 14 per-
cent greater than average and 6 percent more than the previous record
farm stocks on January 1, 1961, Disappearance of corn from farms dur-
ing the October-December 1963 quarter was at a record rate, 12 percent
more than for the same period a year earlier and 5 percent greater than
the previous record for the quarter in 1960, Oats held on farms totaled
1 percent less than lest year and 13 percent less than average, Farm
stocks of barley were also lower, 7 percent less then January 1963 and
3 percent smaller than average. Sorghum grain held on farms was 7 per-
cent more than a year ecarlicr end about cqual to the 5-year average. Dis-
appearance during the October-December quarter was a record high - one-
fifth greater than the same quarter a year earlier,

Less Wheat But More Soybeans Stored on Farms

Farm holdings of wheat and rye totaled 5 percent less than on Jan-
uary 1, 1963 and 18 percent smaller than average. Wheat stored on farms
was 2 percent less than a year earlier and 17 percent less than average.
Farm stocks of rye were 59 percent less than last year and the smallest
January 1 holdings since 1953, Soybean stocks on farms were at a re~
cord level, 16 percent larger than a year earlier, 28 percent more than
average, and 1 percent greater than the previous high in January 19é2.
Disappearance from farms during the October - December quarter was 3 per-
cent less than a year earlier. Flaxseed stored on farms was 7 percent
less than a year earlier, but 14 percent more than average.


CROP FRODUCTION, January 1964 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

~~ om LL heat kW 08S
State : Average 2 avivade: : Average
2_2958-62_ 964 2 rg58-62; 1963, 196% _ 5 1958.62: 1963; 1964 _
~~~ ~:~ T,005 ~ ~1,000~ ~1,060~ ~ I,000 ~ ~1,000° “21,0007 ~ 1,000
: bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels
Maine ; ace = ss aoe — wee 1,539
vt. : 47 52 4h --- — a 435
Mass, : 134 114 112 = -n- “- ---
Conn, : 135 105 102 ae — --- ---
N.Y, : 9,709 8,579 9,200 2,712 1,452 2,018 caro
Ned. : 4,815 4,214 3,679 399 2h6 135

Pa. tl ay) 863 35 ci 32,707 _ 3,876 _ 2,167 _ 2,674 18,758. 2
Onio :7136,4857 135,600 147, 182 5,292 ~ 3,095 3,463 28,2697
Ind. oer 13 260,803 282,698 4,006 2,418 3,272 23,878

ml. 480,307 521, 672 534,037 4,868 3,081 4,641 64,926

Mich. : 72,976 70,470 “7h,507 10,115 4,794 5,639 28,759
Wis. Be 5 89,067 _82,009_ __764_ _ 473 _ 535 _ 97.027_
Minn. 255,879 305,272 7,928 ~ &,1k9 ~ 6202 1380151
Iowa 1 eagikrr 700,059 791,49) 304 109 «= ho. 126,42
Mo. : 130,694 127,987 126,319 2,942 1,581 2,322 13, 40

N, Dak.: 7,135 4,767 = 8,237 TH, TTY 101,675 98,641 46,521
S. Dak.: 89,140 99,447 124,535 28,299 22,070 23, hoh 78,126
Nebr. : 278,877 350,032 364,988 41,969 27,986 29,880 31,854

Kans, :_ 42,404 _ 41,043 52,578, _35, 899 32 _ 12,338_

Tel. 3 4,596 ~ 5,823 4 5 a7 22 aL 1 110

Md. : 12,986 12,956 12,272 350 167 157-1, 019

Va. : 17,952 21,146 10,269 900 453 5eh «1, 752

W. Va. : 3,370 2,785 2,028 291 164 166 596
N.C. : 41,225 38,072 34,080 1,825 832 «21,121 4 148
S.C, : 214,150 12,474 1h,2ho 369 134 170-2, 947

Ga, : % Oy 23,857 38,092 237 118 24O 1,750
Fle. : 4,190 4,829 --- 93 2
Ky. ~ Bee UT BST 45,836 390 290 304 ~ ~ “650
Tenn, : 32,513 26,399 30,488 363, 172 280 1,160

Ala. =: 29,501 18,214 2h, 453 88 3h 37 483
Miss. : 23,001 11,758 16,628 16 16 65 1,845

Ark, =: 6,702 4,508 3,710 1210 46 78 = 1,393

Le. : 6,160 3,108 3,468 29 25 45 397
Okla. : 2,948 1,839 1,205 8,703 2 685 3,77 7,825
Texas My ey _3,401_ 812 _ 12,911 _
Mont. sige Wios “ua, gah~ “03
Idaho : 1,222 1,471 1,134 11,396 8,509 6,930 3,742

Wyo, 807 278 1,077 «2,512 22,321 2,036 = 2, 176
Colo. : 10,540 6,950 8,808 27,868 19,444 32,476 3,638

N. Mex.: 458 289 394 306 256 266 104
Ariz, : 2he Lay 29h 119 30 36 106
Utah oo: 13 122 64 2,123 1,579 1,634 960

Nev. oo: os one --+ 184 317 2h6 83
Vash, : 1,579 1,438 1,080 8,960 9,356 8,534 3,094
Oreg. : 1,201 936 863 5,776 7,096 8,536 3,838
Calif. :_ _3,871_ _ 1,600 _ 2,0h0_ 1,2 _ _ 861 _ 7g _ $e --
U.S. Beno 93? 216,580 316, 483 ‘787,831



CROP PRODUCTION, January 1964

ye

- ht agpB-62; 193, 2984 sgsB-be:
y ~1,000° ~ 1,000 1,000 1,000

: bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels tons tons tons
Maine te a 3903 3
N.. --- --~ --- --- ae 183 158 12a
Vt. --- one --- o-- ~~~ --- 761 658 556
Mass “ee 2h3 202 201
RI. --- al 23 20
Conn o-- --- 215 184 206
N.Y. 128 108 3,743 2,726 3, 64
Ned. el 8 Eran 197 217
Pa. — 138 _ 159. _2,507_ 1,536 _ 1,99)
Ohio 153 13502, 1,85 1,90
Ind. 156 qT 1,916 1,747 1,789
Ti. 104 206 3,486 3,232 = 3,073
Mich. 1,249 1,022 243 185 2h3 2,271 «2,113 2,081
Wis. :_ 882 __ # _ 68% __ 37 fo, 16 677_ 7,978 _ 6,932
Minn, :°-18,535 “13,834 ~ 18,036 310 219 B10" “4,885 6,007 ~ 5,44
Town 3: 551 205 148 65 aT) 2h 6,203 6,635 = 6,079
Mo. : 2,050 867 69 WL 5L Joh 3,720 3,514 3,437
N.Dak. * 54,940 73,792 7,165 2,586 6,942 1,342 3,110 4,583 4,292
S.Dak. : 9,686 8,724 8,010 2,130 2,132 852 4,825 5,909 5,479
Nebr. : 4,137 2,632 1,966 1,153 1,4ho 634 5,451 5,662 4,919
Kans. ?_ 9,362 _ 5,105 1,938 = 709 = 383 21 3,023, 3,176 2,688
Del. 3 106 &% Ed Ty ef ig 51 33 3h
Ma. 0s (1,287) 1a 893 28 Aly 35 531 332 359
Va. + 1,876 1,390 887 32 28 19 1,329 «1,403 Toh
WeVa. 3 196 192 138 “s+ ~-- --- Tob 622 603
NC. 2 © 798 561 TH6 39 ah NT 673 she 7h
S.C. 3 259 132 99 22 12 25 281 a7 270
Ga. 3 ST 62 77 30 22 22 385 353 519
Flan tooo ee oe Le oe Lk 88
ky. 619 ane Laks) B5 i BT “15908 “15850 ~ T,5y8
Tenn 276
Ala. 3 ---
Miss. 3 ---
Ark : 8h
la. -n
Okla 4,958

Texas :_ 1,637
Mont. : 34,250

Idaho 7,794 11,690 11,159 719 109 98 2,138 2,211 2,325
Wyo. + 2,923 3,191 3,260 56 88 Ss 1,4e7 1,438 1, 645
Colo. : 9,254 7,060 4,354 shh 202 91 2,053 2,080 1,918
N.Mex. = 346 238 223 ood --- - 310 310 358
Ariz, = 1,577 1,170 L447 oom wee hey 332 353
Utah =: 3,961 3,385 4,184 --- oo --- 936 877 883
Nev, : 309 195 176 se Saad a 487 493 595
Wash. * 5,287 6,570 6,109 45 289 252 1,14e 1,134 = 1,107
Oreg. ? 5,190 5,565 5,995 148 17 ih 1,369 1,253 1, h10
Calif. ?_14,021 12,922 12,654 ea or re A LN _ 1 282

US. $205,566 215,066 199,085 10,023 13,700 5,624 83,037 84,969 82,00%


CROF FRCDUCTION, January 1964 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA
CITRUS FRUITS 1/

Average :
195761; 170

Oranges ...eeee 123,995 138, 095 104, 915 98,970
Grapefruit ..... 42,282 42,910 34, 740 32,300
Lemons .....s0+00 02 16, 690 16, 740 12, 890 16, 100

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

Seasonal
group 2 zvested__ tharvest:*¥eT?8°; 1963 : cated :4verage, sree
21958-62, 1963 | “y96q 1958-62, + 1964 1958-62, 1964
TOTS TTS SST, 000 UOT LOT 500 Ty OH T, 00
: acres acres acres Cwt. Cwte cwt. cwt.

Winter .....?_ 25.4 20.3 18,5 170.8 190, 4

3,866 3,598

‘Acreage planted: Inten~ ; Yield per ple
: ztions :
Early Spring: 27.4 28.6 ~ 27.3 142.2 179.5 w-- 3,881 5,134 Apx1t

Late Spring : 13

114.8 101.5 187.4 208.2 a-~ 24, 442 23, 898 May 11

: Milluon Million Million

: pounds pounds pounds Millions Millions Millions
November > 8,932 9, 345 9, 193 4, 860 5, 034 5,104
December > 9,474 9, 813 9,695 5,234 5,256 5,298

CROF REPORTING BOARD:
G. D, Simpson, Chairman,
M., L. Koehn, Secretary,

R, K, Smith, C. E, Burkhead,

G. D. Harrell, D. O, Boster,

T. J. Kuzelka, K. D. Ackers,
APPROVED: J. Le Aschwege, B. R. Bookhout,

J. A. Evans, W. G. Lee,
re) AM L. A, Losleben, J. W. Kirkbride,

Loge . E. L, Park, A. K. Eotter,
W. H. Walther, Cc. H. Whitworth,

ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
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CROP PRODUCTICN, January 1964 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

GRAIN AND HAY STOCKS ON FARMS-~-JANUARY |

January | average : January |, January 1,

3, 216, 580°

Wheat... 372,298 28.9 316,483 27.1 308,576
Durum wheat one --- od 48,308 --- 39, 119
Oats.ereee 66.7 787,831 68,0 693,376 70.1 687, 895
203,847 33.9 226,552 37.3 261,677

205,566 49,3 215,066 49.8 199, 085

10,023 33.6 13,700 191 5,614

Flaxseed. .... 9,31L 35.4 11,407 33.7 10, 606
Sorghum... 188,392 34,7 176,862 32.3 188, 390

Hay seoese

2/ 83,037 69.9 2/ 84,969 70.4 2/ 82, 004

October 1, July 1, 3 October 1,
1962 1963 t__ «1963
T, 000 — 1, 060 3 “TY, 000
t__bushels___: bushels _: bushels _:___ bushels

565, 289 1,997, 745 1, 385, 912 514, 259
406, 243 194, 999 95, 254 408, 667
Durum wheat .. 53,679 40, 256 17, 804 42, 430
Oate ........ . 858, 829 426, 869 231, 887 833,057
Soybeans ....... 13, 759 135,007 36, 365 3,959
Barley . 280, 924 130, 915 67,571 262, 561
Rye.... 20, 232 7,373 2,070 11, 365
Flaxseed 15,165 7,492 1,587 12, 818

2/ 23,108

1/ Fercent of preceding year's crop. 2/ 1,000 tons.

ERRATA
1963 ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY
CORN production for the United States in 1963, reported as
4, 081, 395, 000 bushels, should read 4, 081, 791, 000 bushels.

CORN production for the State of Montana in 1963 reported
as 44,000 bushels, should read 440,000 bushels.

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CROP PRODUCTION, January 1964 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Regionally, January 1 layers were up 7 percent from last year in the South
Central, 6 percent in both the West and South Atlantic, but down 9 percent
in the West North Central, 4 percent in the East North Central and 3 per-
cent in the North Atlantic region. The January 1, 1964 rate of lay was
55.3 eggs per 100 layers compared with 55.0 a year earlier.

Pullets not of laying age on January 1, 1964 totaled 42,019,000--up
6 percent from a year earlier. Increases of 16 percent in the South
Atlantic, 10 percent in the East North Central, 9 percent in the South
Central, and 7 percent in the North Atlantic more than offset decreases
of 5 percent in the West and 2 percent in the West North Central States.
Potential layers (hens and pullets of laying age plus pullets not of
laying age) on January 1, 1964 totaled 349,487,000, compared with
347,176,000 a year earlier and with 351,682,000 on December 1, 1963.

HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE, PULLETS NOT OF LAYING AGE, POTENTIAL
LAYERS AND EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS ON FARMS, JANUARY 1

Year

: HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE ON FARMS, JANUARY 1

Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou, Thou. Thou. Thou.
52,392 55,859 81,225 39,797 50,023 39,341 318,637 Son
147,064, 48,465 66,083 45,179 54,713 45,259 306,763 307,568
45,492 46,591 60,369 47,730 58,382 48,086 306,650 307,468

PULLETS NOT OF LAYING AGE ON FARMS, JANUARY 1

1958-62 (Av.)? 5,246 3,524 5,136 6,820 7,332 + 6,508 34,566 =~
1963 4,984 4,269 3,798 8,555 8,987 8,831 39,424 39,608
1964 5,349 4,687 3,735 9,918 = 9, 774-8, 362 41,820 42,019

POTENTIAL LAYERS ON FARMS, JANUARY 1 2/

1958-62"(Av.)? 57,637 59,383 86,361 46,618 57,354 45,849 353,202 ---
1963, + 52,048 52,734 69,881 53,734 63,700 54,090 346,187 347,176
1964 : 50,842 51,278 64,104 57,644 68,156 56,447 348,470 349,487

1998-62 (Av.)
1963
1964

EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS ON FARMS, JANUARY 1
Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number
1958-62 (Av.): “55,2 56.6 56.6. 51-3. 43.8 57.8 53.9 —
1963 : 56.0 57-3 57.4 52.9 47.7 58.9 55.0 55.0
1964 3 55.9 56.3 56.9 5543 WO... 59-1 55.3 55.3
1/ Includes Alaska and Hawaii.
2/ Hens and pullets of laying age plus pullets not of laying age.

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CROP PRODUCTION, January 1964 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

1,000 “1, 060" “1,060
bushels bushels bushels

bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels

N.Y. : 37 36 29 = poy pad = wee
NJ. 2h3 309 166 we one — nee
Pa. 200 30 wee — wee oo --- nee
Ohio : 12,478 13,432 4h, 321 wee --- nme - wen
Ind. : 23,561 23,505 26,809 o-- — 561 231 108
T1l. : 53,473 60,377 64,140 a a 487 168 205
Mich. : 3,062 93,327 = 3, 465 a --- wee on oe nen
Wis. : 9T% 1,073 859 42 48 8h one — non
Minn. : 24,705 21,889 30,865 1,509 1,122 1,563 on a eed
Towa : 38,584 46,819 59,017 69 he 42 3,629 507 329
Mo. : 13,714 16,597 16,396 ane on ~-- 10,485 3,823 3,658
N.Dek.: 1,414 597 2,064. 5,615 8,200 6,845 — a ane
S.Dak.: 1,112 1,190 1,645 1,922 1,878 1,920 3,876 3,588 5,l17
Nebr. : 2,388 4,687 4, 553 mee nen w-- 47,237 71,148 78,853
Kans. : 2,967 2,879 2,895 nee nee w-- 57,854 50,216 50,505
Del. : 763 990 62h. nee one one w- aes
Ma. 3 963 976 592 see on ome wee nom
Va. : 1,590 1,595 1,666 nen wee -— 188 ng 16h
Nec. 2 2,474 3,884 4,728 ane naw wee 1 koh 681 843
S.C. : 3,214 4,622 5,432 ane one a 158 72 aa
Ga. 298 320 586 ane wen wee 3h7 120 1th
Fle. : 128 68 158 wee wee se oes --- wosee
Ky. : 1,161 1,629 = 1,835 se ~ 655 312 270
Tenn. : 1,650 1,563 1,220 wee wee 819 399 476
Ala. : 4oo 550 655 — wee — 28h, 120 165
Miss. : 44,283 5,396 8, 508 --- woe wee 390 86 128
Ark. + 7,187 7,96 8,696 eee --- 788 202 69
la. 473 aha 391 we ca B 25 16
Okla. : 270 282 176 = --- w-- 7,463 9,870 6,986
Texas : 180 168 156 6 2 w-~ 38,993 2h,121 26,984
Mont. : nen --- one 130 153 a + aa
Colo. : aiatad cated Seiatal oo --- 6,926 5,860 7,116
N.Mex a el wee 2,239 1,523 2,317

- wee “= — Voky Sut 1,035
1 2,760_ 2,205
¥ 2388, 90
: 176,862 an

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