Land preparation in the western South Central States was on schedule but planting was slowed
by low soil temperatures and wet fields in some areas. Low soil temperatures stopped Texas
farmers from planting cotton and progress reached only 4 percent complete by the beginning of
April, well behind the 11 percent in 1976 and average. Texas and Oklahoma corn planting also
fell behind average progress but Texas sorghum planting was ahead of normal and only slightly be-
hind last year’s pace. Arkansas growers began planting early rice and sorghum, Louisiana rice
growers planted 25 percent of the crop about the same as last year. In the eastern South Centra
States, plowing advanced rapidly and corn planting advanced as far north as Kentucky, Tennessee
tobacco growers neared the finish of seeding plant beds. Kentucky growers seeded 81 percent of
the plant beds, short of the 87 percent in 1976 and germination also fell behind with only 10
percent of the beds germinated compared with 27 percent.

In the Atlantic Coast States, soil preparation advanced into New Jersey, but rain delayed
farmers in Georgia. Florida farmers completed corn planting by the end of March, just as
Virginia growers began planting. Planting was about a third complete in South Carolina and
Georgia. Tobacco transptanting extended into North Carolina.

In the Western States, farmers seeded spring grains. Low temperatures delayed planting in
Arizona. California farmers seeded corn and cotton.

; WINTER WHEAT MOSTLY FAIR TO GOOD

The United States winter wheat crop broke dormancy but Tow soil] moisture in some areas
limited growth during March. March precipitation helped many areas, but parts of Kansas,
Colorado and the Panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas need precipitation. The winter wheat crop
began heading in Arizona, Texas and Florida. Half of the Oklahoma crop was jointing. The
Indiana crop grew 3 inches tall, and in Montana the crop started greening but dry soils limited
growth.

Kansas winter wheat improved through March but some areas of the State remain dry, parti-
cularly in the southwest. Wind damage to wheat was not extensive. Insect populations increased
but numbers were relatively small. Oklahoma wheat conditions improved following rains in the
east and south but dry soils persisted in the major wheat producing areas. Half of the wheat
acreage was jointing by the end of March, about average for the date. Texas wheat on the
northern High Plains responded to higher temperatures but needs moisture. Wheat in other areas
was doing very well. A few northern High Plains fields entered the joint stage and early fields
on the northern Low Plains reached the boot stage. The crop was heading in east and centra
areas. New Mexico dryland wheat rated fair but irrigated wheat was good. Colorado winter wheat
was in poor condition because of short soil moisture supplies.

Nebraska wheat was in fair condition on April 1 with adequate topsoil moisture but low sub-
soil moisture. In the Dakotas, fall sown grain was poor to fair. Recent precipitation helped
fields that germinated last fall but some wheat failed to emerge before winter. Montana winter
wheat was in fair to good condition. High temperatures greened the crop but moisture shortages
prevented significant growth. Both wind damage and winterkill were light. Wheat in Illinois,
Indiana, and Ohio was fair to good. In other eastern and southern States the winter wheat crop
also was rated fair to good.

California dryland wheat was stunted but irrigated wheat was normal. Washington winter
wheat was in good condition, although cool temperatures slowed growth.

ORANGES: U. S. orange production is expected to total 255.6 million boxes, 4 percent above the
March 1 forecast and 5 percent above last season

CROP PRODUCTION, APRIL 1977 5 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


PEANUT PRODUCTION LOWER: Production of peanuts during 1976 is estimated at 3,751 million pounds

(net weight), 3 percent below the record production of 3,857 million
pounds one year earlier. The final 1976 production is slightly above the estimate published in
the Annual Crop Production released in January 1977. Yield per harvested acre at 2,465 pounds is
down 100 pounds from the previous year's record yield, down 26 pounds from 1974, but still the
third highest of record.

Peanut farmers planted 1,548,500 acres of peanuts for all purposes in 1976, up 16,700 acres
from a year earlier. Harvested acres for nuts increased by 17,500 acres from 1975 to 1,521,500
in 1976. Good late season growing conditions helped boost yields in the Virginia-North Carolina
area. In the Southeast, yields suffered from drought conditions in mid-season. The Southwest
had a quite varied season which culminated in a slightly higher yield than in 1975.

PEANUTS, 1976 AREA REVIEW: Virginia-North Carolina - The production of 750 million pounds for

1976 is up 14 percent from 1975. The average yield of 2,787 pounds
is 321 pounds above last year’s 2,466 pounds. Acreage harvested for nuts totaled 269,000 acres,
a 2,000 acre increase from a year earlier.

Southeast - Peanut production dropped to 2,269 million pounds, 9 percent below the 1975
record high production. Average yield per acre declined to 2,771 pounds, 297 pounds under the
1975 record yield. Harvested acreage totaled 819,000 acres, up 9,800 acres from 1975

Southwest - The 1976 peanut crop of 731 million pounds was up 2 percent from the previous
year. Average yield for the area was 1,687 pounds, 13 pounds above the 1975 average. Acreage
harvested for nuts totaled 433,50C acres, up 5,700 acres from the previous year.

PEANUTS
A AREA PLANTED : AREA HARVESTED
STATE: y974 975? 1976? 1978S S975SsC«é8G
7,000 ACRES ’

ALA: 204.0 208.0 216.

0 201.0 206.0 214.0
FLA: 66.0 63.0 63.0 55.0 55.0 55.0
GA : 519.0 527.0 529.0 516.0 524.0 526.0
MISS: 5.0 9.0 9.0 5.0 8.7 8.5
N MEX 7.7 8.9 9.6 7.6 8.8 9.5
NC: 168.0 167.0 168.0 166.0 165.0 166.0
OKLA : 121.0 122.0 124.0 114.0 115.0 120.0
SC: 15.9 16.0 16.0 15.5 15.5 15.5
TEX : 309.0 307.0 310.0 288.0 304.0 304.0
VA : 304.0, 304.0 304.0 104.0 102.0 103.0
US : 1,579.6 1,531.9 1,548.6 1,472.1 1,504.0 1,521.5

: YIELD : PRODUCTION
7 F975 76 974 E975 E1976
POUNDS 7,000 POUNDS

ALA : 2,360 2,600 2,400 474,360 535,600 513,600
FLA: 33100 33230 3,000 1703500 1773650 165,000
GA t 3,220 3,295 2,955 1,661,520 1,726,580 1,554,330
MISS 1,200 1,550 1,450 6,000 13,485 12,325
N MEX W715 23290 23280 13,034 20,152 21,660
NC 23315 23265 23655 384,290 373,725 440,730
OKLA 1,910 23020 2,050 2173740 232, 300 246,000
sc 2,000 7,900 1,590 31,000 29,450 24,645
TEX 13435 13525, 1,525 4133280 , 463,600 463,600
VA : 2,805 23790 3,000 295, 880 284,580 309,000
uso: 2,491 2,565 2,465 3,667,604 3,857,122 3,750,890

CROP PRODUCTION, APRIL 1977 10 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


GRAPEFRUIT: U. S. grapefruit production is expected to total 70.0 million boxes, slightly more

than forecast last month but slightly less than produced last season. In Florida,
crop prospects are unchanged from last month but are down slightly from last season. Harvest is
more than 70 percent complete. The Texas crop, at 11.5 million boxes, is unchanged from last
month but is 7 percent more than last season. About 60 percent of the crop has been harvested
The California crop of 6.5 million boxes is unchanged from last month but is 10 percent less
than the 1975-76 season. Harvest of the Desert Valley crop.is one-third complete. The Arizona
crop of 3.0 million boxes is 3 percent above last month but is 3 percent less than last season.
Harvest is one-third complete.

Changes in U. S. grapefruit production between the April 1 forecast and final production
have averaged 1.6 million boxes over the past 10 seasons, ranging from 40,000 boxes in 1972-73
to 4.1 million boxes in 1968-69,

LEMONS: The California and Arizona lemon crop is expected to total 26.0 million boxes, 0.6 mil-

lion boxes less than was expected last month, but 46 percent more than last season's
crop. Production in California at 21.0 million boxes is unchanged from last month but is 36
percent above the 1975-76 season. Production in Arizona is now placed at 5.0 million boxes, 11
percent less than last month but more than double last season's crop. Harvest is virtually com-
plete in Arizona and is nearing the half-way point in California.

TANGELOS: Florida's tangelo crop is placed at 4.9 million boxes, 11 percent below last season
Picking is now complete.

TANGERINES: Production of tangerines at 5.55 million boxes is unchanged from last month but is
3 percent above last season. Harvest is virtually complete.

TEMPLES: Florida's temple crop is estimated at 3.8 million boxes, 9 percent above last month's
forecast but 31 percent below last season. Harvest is nearing completion

POTATOES: The first forecast of production for 1977 spring potatoes at 21.4 million cwt. is

14 percent below the 1976 crop of 24.8 million cwt., but 7 percent above the 1975
crop. Acreage for harvest at 91,300 acres is down 8 percent from 1976 while the yield forecast
at 234 cwt. per acre is 16 cwt. below 1976.

Planting in California continued into Tate March. Growth has been good although frosts
caused severe damage in some localized areas. Most areas experienced light frost but stands are
recovering nicely. Harvest is expected to start about May 1.

In the Hastings area of Florida, the crop has made good progress after a late start but
recent hot, dry weather has taken its toll. Light digging may begin by mid-April but volume
movement is not expected until early May. The Alabama crop got off to a good start with ample
moisture. Planting of spring potatoes in North Carolina has been delayed by wet conditions.
Digging in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas should begin by mid-April and continue through
May. Harvest in the Winter Garden area is expected to get underway by late April.

PASTURE AND RANGE FEE

The pasture and range feed condition for the 37 States reporting on
April 1 was 66 percent, 8 points below a year earlier. Very poor con-
ditions dominated the central and western portions of the Nation. Conditions in the eastern
one-third of the Nation were mostly poor to fair with scattered areas of good to excellent.

CROP PRODUCTION, APRIL 1977 7 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


The Florida orange crop is now expected to total 192.0 million boxes, 6 percent above
March 1 prospects and last year's production. However, continued dehydration of freeze-damaged
fruit has further reduced the expected yield per box of frozen concentrated orange juice, which
now is projected at 1.08 gallons per box compared with the January 1 pre-freeze projection of
1.29 gallons per box which is also the average last year. Harvest of early and mid-season
oranges is about completed and production is expected to be 115.0 million boxes, an increase of
3 percent over March 1 prospects and 16 percent more than last season. Valencia production is
forecast at 77.0 million boxes, up 12 percent from the March 1 forecast but 7 percent less than
the 1975-76 crop. Picking of Valencias was about 20 percent completed by the end of March.

In California, orange crop prospects were unchanged from last month at 53.0 million boxes.
The Navel crop is placed at 27.0 million boxes, 5 percent below last year. Harvest of Navel
oranges was past the two-thirds mark by April 1. Quality is declining in the larger size fruit
Valencia prospects at 26.0 million boxes are 8 percent above last season. Fruit quality and
texture are good. Harvest is under way on a limited scale.

The Texas crop is expected to total 6.6 million boxes, unchanged from last month's forecast
but 6 percerit above the 1975-76 season. Production of early and mid-season varieties is set at
4.2 million boxes, 11 percent more than last season, The Valencia crap at 2.4 million boxes is
unchanged from last season. Harvest of the early and mid-season varieties is virtually over
while the Valencia harvest is 50 percent complete.

Prospects in Arizona at 3.95 million boxes, are unchanged from last month but 47 percent
above last season. Harvest is complete for Navels but is less than 15 percent complete for
Valencias.

Changes in the U. S. production between the April 1 forecast and final production have
averaged 3.2 million boxes over the past 10 seasons, ranging from 90,000 boxes in 1974-75 to
8.5 million boxes in 1970-71.

FLORIDA FROZEN CONCENTRATED JUICE YIELD: The Florida all orange juice yield for 1976-77 is
projected at 1.08 gallons or 45 degree brix concentrate
per box. The reduction from January is principally attributed to the freeze, with prospects of
frozen concentrate orange juice production thus diminished by about 27 percent. Final yield from
the 1975-76 crop was 1.29 gallons per box.

CITRUS CROP - HARVEST AND UTILIZATION TO APRIL 1

z 1975-76 : 1976-77
: UTILIZATION TREMAINING: UTILIZATION 7 REMAINING
CROP FRESH = processeo ? Tort: ,, FOR? pResH = proctsseo ? Tora: ,, FOR
H : H 1 HARVEST + i H 2 HARVEST
: THOUSAND BOXES
ORANGES  : 29,734 105,662 135,396 106,984 24,744 + ©-129,432_-««184,176 101,374
GRAPEFRUIT : 227526 26,935 49,461 20,619 «18,481 26,178 += 44,659 25,341
LEMONS 6,974 4,766 (11,740 ~=—-6,080 7,022 82180 15,202 + —«-10, 798

By April 1, 154.2 miltion boxes or 60 percent of the U. S. orange crop had been harvested.
This compares with 56 percent of the crop harvested by April 1, 1976. Processors had used 84
percent of the oranges harvested by April 1 compared with 78 percent a year earlier.

Grapefruit harvest was 64 percent complete by April 1 compared with 71 percent on April 1
last season, Of the crop harvested to April 1, processors had used 59 percent compared with 54
percent during the same period last year.

Lemon harvest as of April 1 was 58 percent complete compared with 66 percent for the same

period last season. Processors have utilized 54 percent of the crop harvested to date compared
with 41 percent in the same period last season.

CROP PRODUCTION, APRIL 1977 6 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


POTATOES

SEASONAL GROUP: HARVESTED > TEL z PRODUCTION -_

AND : : : IND : : IND: 3

stares 1978 21976 2 gg77 s 1975 2 1976S ygry 2 19751976 ig77

T,000 ACRES CT Y,000 Cut

WINTER: : 14.3 14.4 13.6 202 207-182 2,887 2,984 2,469
SPRING: :
ALA : 1.6 11.5 11.0 130 vo 145 1,378 1,610 1,595
ARIZ > 6.2 6.8 6.5 245 270 270 1,519 1,836 1,755
CALIF : 27.6 34.2 29.5 380 395 370 10,488 13,509 10,915
FLA-HASTINGS : 16.2 19.3 19.5 195 210 190 3,159 4,053 3,705

-OTHER =: 1690 2,5 1.8 185 160 150 352 400 270
LA 2.6 2.6 2.4 70 75 80 182 195 192
MISS 1.9 2.0 19° 90 95 «85 71 190 162
NC 12.0 13.0 13.4 160 145-150 1,920 1,885 2,010
TEX 5.5 7.1 5.3 150 155 150 825 1,101 795
TOTAL 84.5 99.0 91.3 237 250 234 19,994 24,779 21,399

PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITION 1/
AVERAGE 5 AVERAGE :
STATE = Tg6g-75 = 1976 1977 STATE? Tg66-76 : 19760: (1977
PERCENT PERCENT
ALA 2B 82 72 NEV 83 384 47
ARIZ 77 23 66 Nod 80 82 80
ARK 79 88 77 N MEX 74 60 55
CALIF 82 49 37 NC 84 85 79
coLo 7 64 54 N DAK 2/ 5 43
DEL 83 91 5 OHTO 84 86 75
FLA 72 80 % OKLA 77 74 63
GA 79 80 77 OREG 83 88 n
IDAHO 2 87 56 SC 77 84 80
TLL 87 90 78 S DAK 2s 63 aa
IND 87 90 75 TENN 78 84 6
IOWA 2/ 83 70 TEX 70 53 69
KANS Bo 7 62 UTAH 82 80 49
ky 83 89 74 vA 84 90 82
LA 74 80 74 WASH 85 80 68
MD 80 87 75 WOVA 77 82 69
MISS 72 76 70 WYO 2s 81 67
MO 81 82 67 ~
MONT 2/ 84 73 :
NEBR 2 69 62 3051S Vs 78 73 68
37 STS : 74 66

176000 To EXCELLENT, 80 AND OVER; POOR TO FAIR, 65-79; VERY POOR, 50-64; SEVERE DROUGHT, 35-49;
EXTREME DROUGHT, UNDER 35. 2/ DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 3/ STATES FOR WHICH COMPARABLE DATA ARE
AVAILABLE.

CROP PRODUCTION, APRIL 1977 9 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


CROP PRODUCTION Spee

Ralomad Board
fe April 8, 1977 Statistical Reporting,
3:00 P.M. ET Service
US. Department

of Agriculture

Washington, D.C.
20250

HIGHLIGHTS

CITRUS -- Production is expected to total 15.5 million tons, up 3
percent from last month and 5 percent above the 1975-76 crop.

ORANGES -- Production is forecast at 255.6 million boxes, up 4
percent (11.0 million boxes) from March 1, and 5 percent (13.2
million boxes) above last season. By April 1, harvest of the
U. S. crop was 60 percent complete.

GRAPEFRUIT -- Production is forecast at 70.0 million boxes, up
slightly (100 thousand boxes) from March 1 but slightly (80
thousand boxes) below the 1975-76 crop. About 64 percent of
the crop had been harvested by April 1.

LEMONS -- Prospects at 26.0 million boxes are down 2 percent (600
thousand boxes) from last month's forecast but are 46 percent
above last season.

SPRING POTATOES -- Production is forecast at 21.4 million cwt., 14
percent below the 24.8 million cwt. produced last year but 7
percent above 1975.

CrPr 2-2 (4-77) For information call: (202) 447-2127






citrus FRUIT 1/

' PRODUCTION ' PRODUCTION
cROP t BOXES 4 TON EQUIVALENT
AND 1 UTILIZED FINDICATED! UTILIZED T INDICATED
STATE 1 1974-75 1 1975-76 § 1976-77 | 1974—75 | 1975-76 t 1976-77
t 19000 UNITS 27 19000 UNITS
ORANGESSEARLY MIO & NAVEL 3/1
ARIZ art 920 730 B00 35 27 30
CALIF $ 289000 = 28300» 274000 15050 1,061 1,013
FLA 2 969600 98,800 1154000 49347 41h46 55175
TEX t 29930 39800 49200 125 162 179
us 4 1289650 1319630 147000 59857 51696 6,397
ORANGES» VALENCIA !
ARIZ 1 49050 19950 39150 152 73 118
CALIF $ 279106 = 24,000 264000 1,016 900 975
FLA t 769700 82,400 779000 39452 39708 3,465
TEX : 19610 24400 20400 68 102 02
us 2 1099660 110,750 1.089550 45688 45783 44660
ALL ORANGES 4 =
ARIZ ’ 49970 2680 39950 187 100 148
CALIF 1 $59100 524300 53.000 2,066 1,961 1,988
FLA 1 1739300 161,200 = 1925000 Ty799 87154 8.640
TEX 1 40540 69200 6600 193 264 261
us 1 2379916 242,380 = 2554550 109245 109479 11,057
TEMPLES ‘
FLA ' 5300 5,500 31800 239 248 171
GRAPEFRUIToWHITE SEEQLESS
La 1 259900 284300 309000 1,102 19203 1.275
GRAPEFRUIToPINK SEEOLESS ’
LA 1 119500 13,000 115000 489 553 468
GRAPEFRUIT OTHER '
LA ' 79200 77800 84000 306 332 346
ALL GRAPEFRUIT :
ARIZ 1 20770 35080 39000 89 99 96
CALIF t
DESERT 1 39750 45100 39700 120 131 118
OTHER AREAS 1 39160 39100 29800 106 104 96
TOTAL : 64910 7200 69500 226 235 a2
FLA f 449600 495100 499000 1,896 29088 2,083
TEX 1 79300 104700 119500 292 428 460
+ 619580 702080 709000 29503 29850 2,051
TANGERINES '
ARIZ t 619 660 800 23 25 30
CALIF ast 19620 14350 19450 61 51 S46
FLA ' 39100 39400 39300 147 162 157
us 1 59330 5410 59550 231 238 241
LEMONS t
ARIZ ' 79200 2,420 $1000 274 92 190
CALIF 1 229200 159400 = 214000 Bas 585 798
us 1 299600 17,820 269000 1,118 677 988
TANGELOS '
FLA ' 49700 5,500 45900 212 248 221

1/ THE CROP YEAR BEGINS WITH THE BLOOM OF THE FIRST YEAR
SHOWN 4ND ENDS WITH YEAR HARVEST IS COMPLETED.

2/ NET LOS PER BOX! ORANGES=CALIF & ARIZ@75sFLA=909
TEX=854 GRAPEFRUIT@CALIF DESERT & ARIZ=649 CALIF
OTHER=675 FLAS85» TEX=803 LEMONS=765 TANGELOS &
TEMPLES@90$ TANGERINES@ CALIF & ARIZ<75¢ Flaw9S.

3/ NAVEL AND MISCELLANEOUS VARIETIES IN CALIFORNIA AND
ARIZONA, EARLY AND MIOSEASON VARIETIES IN FLORIDA AND
TEXAS» INCLUDING SMALL QUANTITIES OF TANGERINES IN
TEXAS.

4/ ESTIMATES FOR CURRENT YEAR CARRIED FORWARD FROM EARLIER FORECAST«

CROP PRODUCTION, APRIL 1977 8 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


MARCH WEATHER

A change in weather patterns early in March brought welcome precipitation to much of the
dry central and northern Plains. Greater than normal precipitation fell during March from
Montana and Wyoming eastward. However, dry conditions persisted in southwestern Kansas,
southeast Colorado, western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. Northern North Dakota and north-
eastern Montana also remained dry. March temperatures averaged above normal east of the Rocky
Mountains and colder than normal in the West. The greatest departures were in the central Plains
where the average temperatures for the month were as much as 11° warmer than normal

A major storm system moved across the northern half of the Nation during the first week of
March, Substantial moisture occurred in many of the dry areas of the Pacific Northwest and the
central Plains. More than two inches of rain fell along the Washington and Oregon coasts;
lesser amounts reached into northern California. Some heavy snow fell in the northern Rockies
and dry areas from southern South Dakota to the Great Lakes region. Later in the week, moisture
from the Gulf of Mexico moved northward and caused heavy rain and thunderstorms in the South; a
few tornadoes touched down. The rain moved northeastward, and some heavy snow fell in
New England.

The weather patterns of the second week were similar to the first. A series of storm
systems moved across the northern States and moisture from the Gulf spread northeastward, Rain
in the West spread into central California and snow covered the central and northern Rockies.
Rain fell in most of the central and northern Plains, with two to three inches in parts of
South Dakota and Nebraska. The southwestern U.S. remained dry. The warm moist air from the
Gulf of Mexico spread rain and showers a3] the way to New England. Severe weather, including
some tornadoes, reached from central Mississippi to southeastern Kentucky. In nearly all of the
U.S., temperatures averaged above normal.

The pattern changed somewhat after midmonth, and a storm system moved southward along the
California Coast depositing heavy precipitation. The rain and snow were lighter in the
mountains. The Southwest, from Arizona through Texas and southern Kansas, had little or no
precipitation. The northern Rockies continued to have snow showers and rain fell from the
central Plains through the Lakes area and New England. The mid-Atlantic States received an inch
or more of rain. Temperatures east of the Rockies averaged above normal; however, winter-like
weather returned to the West.

Moderate rain continued on the West Coast in the last week. The heaviest amounts fell near
Los Angeles where thunderstorms deposited over two inches in some places. Snow fel? throughout
the Rocky Mountain but the precipitation stopped in the central Plains where little or no
moisture was recorded. Thunderstorms, feavy rain, and a few tornadoes occurred along a line
from central Texas to southern Illinois. Heavy rain caused local flooding from central Alabama
into North Carolina. Moderate to heavy rain extended into eastern New England.

MARCH FIELDWORK ACTIVE BUT NOT EQUAL TO LAST YEAR

Land preparations for the 1977 crop year progressed without significant problems but lagged
the fast pace set last year. Precipitation at the end of March delayed some farmers as fields
were too wet in eastern States and an unseasonable snow covered portions of the Dakotas. Corn
planting advanced into Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia by the end of March. Farmers
planted cotton in Georgia, Texas, Arizona and California and sorghum planting made good progress
‘jin Texas. Rice growers seeded fields in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. Tobacco transplanting
advanced into North Carolina. Spring small grain seeding lagged last year in some States but
ranged from 83 percent complete in Missouri to only beginning in the Canadian Border States.
Last year at this time South Dakota farmers had planted 30 percent of the spring wheat crop;
this year only 2 percent was sown.

In the western North Central States, land preparation was well along in southern areas but
only beginning in the Dakotas when storms stopped fieldwork at the end of March. Farmers seeded
spring grains and by the beginning of April most of the small grains were planted in the southern
portion but only beginning in the north. In the eastern North Central States, plowing fell short
of 1976's fast pace but was ahead of norma}. Farmers planted some spring oats but no corn.

CROP PRODUCTION, APRIL 1977 4 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITIONS *
SY, April 1, 1977

ANS
ee Me Cay
ee

1 Good to excellent
E23 Poor to fair

ZZ Very poor

ERX) Severe drought

GBB Extreme drought #43 REPORTED BY
MBB Not estimated ( CROP CORRESPONDENTS

* INDICATES CURRENT SUPPLY OF PASTURE FEED FOR GRAZING ON NON-IRRIGATED PASTURES AND
RANGES RELATIVE TO THAT EXPECTED FROM EXISTING STANDS UNDER VERY FAVORABLE WEATHER

CONDITIONS,
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG. SRS_44-77(4) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITIONS*
April 1, 1976

Teas

WE
D

CZ Good to excellent
EQ Poor to fair
Very poor
RQ Severe drought
4S REPORTED BY

GAY Extreme drought
Not estimated re CROP CORRESPONDENTS Se

* INDICATES CURRENT SUPPLY OF PASTURE FEED FOR GRAZING ON NON-IRRIGATED PASTURES AND
RANGES RELATIVE TO THAT EXPECTED FROM EXISTING STANDS UNDER VERY FAVORABLE WEATHER

CONDITIONS,
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG. SRS 359-76 (4) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

CROP PRODUCTION, APRIL 1977 3 CROP REPORTING BUARD, SRS, USDA


URITED STATES CROP SUMMARY
(DOMESTIC UNITS)
CITRUS FRUITS, PRODUCTION 1/

CROP : 1975-76 - THDICATED 1976-77 _

: T, 000 BOXES”
ORANGES : 242,380 244,550 255,550
GRAPEFRUIT : 70,080 69,900 70,000
LEMONS : 17,820 26,600 26, 000

7 SEASON BEGINS WITH BLOOM OF TFE FIRST YEAR SHOWN AMID ENDS WITH THE COMPLETION OF HARVEST THE
FOLLOWING YEAR.

POTATOES
Seasonal {AREA HARVESTED" YWFL PER ACRE PRODUCTION
: 3 : : IM TED = : INDICATED
group 1 io tory 88977
T5000 ACRES OT 17000 Cut
SPRING > 99.0 91.3 250 234 24,779 21,399
PASTURE AND RANGE
F AVERAGE : :
ITEM : T9698 : 1976 : 1977
: PERCENT
CONDITION APRIL 1 Jf: 78 23 68

730 STATES.
UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY
(METRIC UNITS)
CITRUS FRUITS, PRODUCTION

TNDICATED 1976-77,

crop; 1975-76 : WET eT
H METRIC TONS
ORANGES : 9,506,390 9,581,690 10,030, 740
GRAPEFRUIT 2,585, 480 2,583, 660 27,586, 380
LEMONS H 614, 160 917,160 896, 300
POTATOES
7 AREA HARVESTED YIELD PER HECTARE : PRODUCTION
SEASONAL; > IWOTCATED = > INDICATED: > INDICATED
Group: __—«t976 : 1977 : 1976 : 1977 :___1976 : 1977
: HECTARES. METRIC TONS
SPRING : 40,060 36,950 28.06 26.27 1,123,950 970,640

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.

APPROVED: CROP REPORTING BOARD:
\ 8. M. Graham, Chairman,
2 Te M. RS phuckeys Acting Secretary,
la J. W. Kirkbride, . E. Rolf,
es ARK, R. P. Small, D. J. Buckner,
J. L.M. Cain, H. J. DeLong,
‘ea Ww. C. Dobbs, D. J. Fedewa,
ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE D. H. Johnson, H. J. Tippett.

CROP PRODUCTION, APRIL 1977 2 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA