SORGHUM GRAIN

ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION
STATE HARVESTED FOR TROT= TNDT=
HARVEST CATED CATED
1970 | 1971} 1972 1970 | 197i[ 1972 1979 1971 1972
ACRES BUSHELS 15009 BUSHELS
END 50 6540 6540 845 59400 39250
TLL 75 5649 65.0 340 129750 49875
Lowa 55-7740 85.0 2002 89500 41675
10 400 53,0 6540 129826 475700 269900
S DAK 303° 34.0 39.0 95010 122985 115817
NEBR 1s700 51.0 6140 779520 1259160 1034700
KANS 32650 41,0 55,0 1455960 2339550 2095750
va 15 4l 21 4540 48.0 52.0 75 19968 15092
nc 4g 126 80 5340 50.0 55,0 25597 69000 49400
cma 9 31 26 3260 3940 39,0 288 19209 15014
GA 19 69 29° 3640 40.0 40,0 684 29760 19160
KY 9 36 20 54,0 65.0 58.0 486 29470 19160
TENN 16 73 25 51.0 53.0 53.0 B16 39869 19325
ALA 22 70 32 34.0 36.0 34.0 748 29520 1,088
MISS 116 150 35 5240 46.0 51.0 61032 63900 19785
ARK 190 256 150 5060 47.0 50.0 94500 129032 72500
La 74 96 40° 40.6 35,0 40,0 25960 34360 15600
OKLA 542 750 598 4340 3649 4340 235306 275000 259714
TEXAS 55886 59827 39600 56.0 52.0 60.9 3254616 3032004 3365000
coLo 260 332 300 5 32.0 360 109270 109624 102800
N MEX 307 409 323° 3740 59.0 6249 172499 245131 209026
ARIZ 18 174 141 7640 7348 7540 129670 129702 109575
CALIE 396 405 322-7440 71,0 Thee 29304 289755 229862
U.S. 135732 169601 135975 5007 5349 5765 6965454 8955349 8034168
RICE
ACREAGE YIELO PER ACRE I PRODUCTION
STATE HARVESTED FOR TNDI=
HARVEST CATED
1970 1971 1972 ig7o {1972 1970 1971} 1972
¥,000 ACRES Pr Ss T,000 0
MO aot 409 409 49400 45850 49700 207 235 230
MISS 51 51 51 4650 45450 49550 29244 29270 25321
ARK 4338 4a) 441 49800 4,955 42900 219024 215830 215609
LA 523 522 523 39900 3,800 35900 205397 194836 205397
TEXAS 467 468 468 49500 4,900 4800 215015 224932 22.404
CALIF 331 331 331 59700 59200 5970G 189867 179212 185867
Ur Se 1981407 1981709 1981809 49615 41638 44722 835754 844315 854688
CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972 B-2 CROP REPORTING BOARDs SRS» USDA



APPLEDSs COMMERCIAL CROP l/s BY VARIETIES FOR SELECTFD STATES CON,
PRODUCTION
VARIETY AND STATE MILLION POUNDS 42 POUND EQUIVALENTS
TNDI= TYOT=
CATED CATFD
1970 1971 1972 1970 i971 1972
19000 UNITS
GOLDEN DELICIOUS
NEW ENGLAND 963 Bad 188 2al 290
NEW YORK 4205 50.0 883 1,012 19290
NEW JERSEY 608 660 143 162 143
PENNSYLVANIA 9707 88.8 25340 29326 2sil4
OHIO 2008 1245 352 495 208
INDIANA 1405 13.0 310 345 310
ILLINOIS 3209 3205 155 783 774
MICHIGAN 3540 3700 762 833 Bai
WISCONSIN 1.0 1.0 24 24 24
TOWA 2/ 1.0 165 36 24 36
MISSOURI 966 1062 214 229 243
KANSAS 2/ 206 1.3 43 62 al
DEL. -2/ AND MO. 12.7 1063 267 302 245
VIRGINIA 7460 6848 19540 19762 19538
WEST VIRGINIA 4340 3920 788 1024 929
NORTH CAROLINA 2606 4765 948 633 1,232
SOUTH CAROLINA 2/ 260 3.0 52 48 71
KENTUCKY 2/ 5G 306 81 129 86
IDAHO 5.8 660 95 138 143
COLORADO Te2 9 176 17l 21
NEW MEXICO 2/ 1.0 2 50 26 5
UTAH 2/ 203 04 48 55 10
WASHINGTON 31140 390.0 85119 7405 99286
OREGON 1609 1367 369 402 326
CALIFORNIA 2604 40.0 786 629 952
OTHER STATES 208 265 45 67 60
UNITED STATES 810.8 88861 194514 199305 219147
JONATHAN
PENNSYLVANIA 2146 2000 1647 514 476 398
OHIO 2106 2408 2565 514 590 607
INDIANA 1740 1940 14.0 405 452 333
ILLINOIS 2609 3007 24.3 640 731 579
MICHIGAN 18906 18020 170.0 45514 49286 49048
WISCONSIN 220 200 2.2 48 48 52
MINNESOTA 2/ 402 BeT 369 100 68 93
IOWA 2/ 604 5e2 73 152 124 174
MISSOURT 2502 2406 2604 600 586 629
KANSAS 2/7 346 400 205 86 95 60
DEL. 2/ AND MD. 340 206 240 a 62 48
VIRGINIA 1069 12.0 10.8 260 286 257
WEST VIRGINIA Bo8 760 5.0 210 167 119
ARKANSAS 2/ 408 heh 4.0 114 105 95
IDAHO 662 949 640 148 rac 143
COLORADO 15.8 1962 +7 376 457 17
NEW MEXICO 2/ 202 Le2 22 52 29 5
UTAR 2/ Bob 3o4 a? B6 gl V7
WASHINGTON 1862 12.2 15.0 433 290 357
CALIFORNIA 2340 16.0 20.0 548 3a 476
OTHER STATES 165 166 1.3 36 38 3h
UNITED STATES 41601 40266 358.5 92907 99586 85538
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE.
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PEARS

PRODUCTION
STATE INDICATED
1970 1971 1972
TONS
CONNECTICUT ls 13650 15630 22300
NEW YORK 135500 1990900 209500
PENNSYLVANIA l/ 32400 29600 33500
MICHIGAN 165000 179500 24000
IDAHO ly 15200 23300 800
COLORADO l/ 49530 53490 29800
UTAH ls 49300 49200 200
WASHINGTON» ALL 144500 1655400 1563000
BARTLETT 999800 112,000 1043000
OTHER 449709 539400 32000
OREGON» ALL 902006 1742000 96000
BARTLETT 395000 782000 469000
OTHER 512000 963000 509000
CALIFORNIA» ALL 258000 3093000 2582000
BARTLETT 245000 3012000 2502000
OTHER 13,000 8000 6»G00
UNITED STATES 5372086 701s120 5642100
L/ ESTIMATES FOR CURRENT YEAR CARRIED FORWARD FROM FARLIER FORECAST.
PRUNES AND PLUMS
PROBUCTLION
CROP AND STATE INDICATED
i970 ig71 1972
TONS
PRUNES AND PLUMS
MICHIGAN 10000 165500 142000
1DAHO 79150 12,800 72000
WASHINGTON 92400 15500 86000
OREGON 209300 16700 82000
TOTAL 4 STATES 469859 639500 379000
WALNUTS
PRODUCTION
CROP AND STATE INDICATED
1970 1971 1972
TONS
WALNUTS
OREGON is 32800 2,000 15400
CALIFORNIA 108,000 1352000 1252000
UNITED STATES Llissoo0 137000 126400
1/ ESTIMATES FOR CURRENT YeAR CARRIED FURKWARD FROM EARLIER FORECASTe

CROP PRODUCTION»

AUGUST 1972

CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRS» USDA


SUGARCANE FOR SUGAR AND SEED: Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed ‘s forecast at 28.1
million tons, 16 percent above the 1971 crop of 24,2 million
tons. The increase in production can be attributed primarily to an increase in acreage for
harvest in Florida and Louisiana. Yield per acre is expected to average 39.1 tons compared with
37.3 last year and 41,1 tons in 1970.

Growing conditions have generally favored sugarcane in Louisiana and Florida. Condition
of the crop is good in Hawaii, and harvest is advancing on schedule.

BROOMCORN: The 1972 broomcorn crop is expected to total 10,100 tons, 900 below last year's
production. Harvested acreage at, 64,500 acres, is 9 percent below a year earlier,
Growers expect yields to be about the same as the 1971 level of 310 pounds.

Production in Oklahoma is expected to total 2,900 tons, compared with 3,500 tons in 1971,
Wind and rain storms caused considerable lodging and staining in the Lindsay area; however,
quality is better than last year. Harvest was about half completed by August 1.

Colorado's production is estimated at 4,100 tons, 8 percent above last year's revised
3,800 tons. This year's crop is developing favorably. However, substantial acreage was re-
planted and a late season will be needed for the later plantings to mature.

A crop of 2,200 tons is expected in New Mexico, 29 percent below last year's production
of 3,100 tons, Mid-July rains benefited the crop and most acreage is in good condition. A
small acreage was planted in the San Jon area but acreage planted in the Portales area was normal.

The Texas crop is estimated at 900 tons, up 50 percent from last year. Growing conditions
were favorable through most of the season.

HOPS: The 1972 hops crop is forecast at 51,250,000 pounds, 3 percent above the 1971 crop and 12

percent larger than in 1970. Acreage for harvest, at 29,800 acres, is up 900 acres from
last year, All States, except California, expect to harvest more acres than in 1971. Larger
crops are expected in Idaho and Washington, but slightly smaller crops are anticipated in Oregon
and California. The quantity of hops available for market during 1972 will be governed by re~
gulations issued under Federal Marketing Order Number 991.

Washington's crop is in good condition throughout the Yakima Valley. Excellent growing
weather during July increased the potential yield for all yards with the exception of some of
the newly planted or replanted yards. Overall vine growth is excellent. Harvest is expected
to get underway during the third week of August.

In‘ Oregon, growing conditions have been good and hops have developed well. Prospects in
Idaho are good. Heat, often a problem in July, was not a detriment this year. California's
crop was affected by several days of hot weather in mid-July. Yields are expected to be
slightly below last year. Harvest should begin around August 10.

APPLES: Total production is forecast at 6,258 million pounds, compared with last year’s total

crop of 6,400 million pounds and a utilized crop of 6,110 million pounds. The dif-
ference between total and utilized production equals quantities not harvested for economic
reasons and excess cullage of harvested fruit.

Production of Delicious, the major variety, is forecast at 1,897 million pounds, 5 percent
more than last year. Golden Delicious, the second Iéading variety, is expected to total 888
million pounds, up 10 percent from 1971. McIntosh production is expected to reach 735 million
pounds, 3 percent less than last year. Rome Beauty, forecast at 450 million pounds, is down
17 percent and the Jonathan variety is expected to total 359 million pounds, down 11 percent.
Other changes from last season are: Cortland down 11 percent; Gravenstein up 14 percent;
Yellow Newtown up 20 percent; York Imperial down 20 percent and other varieties down 4 percent.

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 A-14 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, SDA


UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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SOYBEANS FOR BEANS

ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION
STATE HARVESTED FOR INDT= TNOT=
HARVEST CATED CATED
1970 | i971 | 1972 1976 | 1971] 1972 1970 1971 1972
1,000 ACRES BUSHELS 12909 BUSHELS
NY 6 ? 8 2060 21,0 1940 120 147 152
NJ 5U 51 54a 24.5 28.0 26.0 19225 12428 15404
PA 28 32 43 3260 29,0 25.0 896 928 1,075
OHIO 25414 25494 25893 2845 30.5 29.9 689799 769067 835897
IND 39278 39377 39715 3140 33,5 3240 1019616 1134130 1184880
TLL 6800 75150 79508 3140 33,0 33,40 2105800 2255950 247s764
MICH 524 540 596-2640 20.5 24,0 139624 112070 145304
WISC 153 128 147 2240 22.0 21.0 3213 29816 39087
MINN 39099 25851 35191 26465 23.0 2540 825124 659573 799775
IOWA 5s68U 59440 69147 32,5 3240 3340 1849600 174080 2029851
MO 39465 34605 4000 2545 2740 27.0 885358 975335 1083000
N OAK lei 208 206 1540 14,0 14.0 29715 25912 29884
S DAK 247 246 2465 1745 2140 21.0 49323 52040 59145
NEBR B12 640 742 2240 25.9 30.0 179864 16000 229260
KANS 1,005 871 930 15.0 20.5 159075 172856 219390
DEL 162 152 188 2140 28,0 39402 49256 49032
MD 213 217 256 24.0 3040 Sell2 6510 69912
VA 339 353 375° 19,0 2345 69441 84296 79875
NC 867 936 19095 2440 24.0 209808 229464 279375
Sc 9838 19047 19125 2005 2165 209254 229511 249759
GA 528 635 725° 2265 2545 115880 164193 169675
FLA 184 207 232 2840 28.0 27.0 59152 59796 69266
KY 558 742 957 2760 29,5 27.0 159066 215889 259839
TENN 1217 19302 19428 2340 °26.0 2440 270991 239852 349272 |
ALA 609 662 708 2345 2605 2660 145312 175543 189408
MiSs 25313 29359 24265 24.0 2360 2340 559512 549257 529095
ARK 45313 49266 49040 2265 21.5 21.0 979043 915719 849840
LA 15688 17644 19667 2265 2340 23.0 372980 379812 389341
OKLA 177 150 170 17.0 2160 20.0 33009 35150 39490
TEXAS 158 103 210 2840 2740 27.0 Shoe 25781 59670
uv. S, 421056 429409 459846 2647 27466 2747 191239740 191695361, 192699616

CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972 B-6 CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRS» USDA


APPLES» CUMMERCIAL CROP 1/+ BY VARIETIES FOR oELECTED STATES CON.
PRODUCTION
VARIETY AND STATE MILLION POUNDS 42 POUND EQUIVALENTS
INDI TNDT-
CATED CATED
1970 1971 1972 1970 1971 1972
1,009 UNITS
MCINTOSH
NEw ENGLAND 20467 23102 220.5 49874 59505 5»250
NEW YORK 31564 33200 30540 75510 71905 79262
NEW JERSEY beh 663 5.3 129 150 126
PENNSYLVANIA 1768 1.4 1647 424 438 398
OHIO Tet 808 8.8 176 210 210
TNO TANA 165 165 1.5 36 36 36
MICHIGAN 14304 13000 145, 39414 39095 39452
WISCONSIN 2200 2560 27.5 524 595 655
MINNESOTA 2/ Bed 4.0 4el 93 95 98
OTHER STATES oF 8 9 2h 19 al
UNITED STATES 72204 75840 73543 179201 189048 174508
Re Te GREENING
NEW ENGLAND 4 10
NEW YORK 143.3 15265 135.0 35412 32631 39214
MICHIGAN 1345 18.0 17.0 321 429 405
UNITED STATES 157.2 17065 15240 39743 45060 39619
ROME BEAUTY
Néw ENGLAND Bel Be2 502 74 195 124
NEw YORK 9862 120.5 100.0 25338 25869 29381
NEw JERSEY 2901 2907 21.0 693 707 500
PENNSYLVANIA 6563 6347 60.9 15555 15517 19450
OHIO 2546 3004 2640 610 724 619
INDIANA 10.0 10.0 940 238 238 214
ILLINOIS 209 B07 364 69 88 31
MICHIGAN 2566 2860 236 610 667 548
MISSOURI “6 +6 142 14 14 29
DEL. 2/ AND MD. Lael 13.9 1301 336 331 312
VIRGINIA 266k 2765 25.7 621 655 612
WEST VIRGINIA 3301 3540 32.0 788 833 762
NORTH CAROLINA 5165 5302 $0.0 19226 19267 1190
IDAHO 1965 2848 12.0 464 686 286
COLORADO 968 13.0 302 233 310 76
NEw MEXICO 2/ 5e3 169 05 126 45 12
UTAH 2/ 306 400 28 86 95 19
WASHINGTON 4867 3368 3540 15160 805 833
OREGON 263 1.9 2.3 55 45 55
CALIFORNIA 4400 3060 23.0 19048 714 548
OTHER STATES 204 2e1 242 57 50 52
UNITED STATES. 5208 53949 449.5 122601 125855 10,703
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE.
CROP PRODUCTIONs AUGUST 1972 BY26 CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRS, USDA


CROP REPORT SUMMARY AS OF AUGUST 1, 1972

Good rainfall and hot weather in mid-July improved crop prospects, accarding to the
Crop Reporting Board. Row crops progressed favorably in August, but crop development continues
to run behind last year's fast pace. Rains and high humidity slowed grain combining and haying
in the Northern States -- however, the additional moisture improved yield prospects for
spring-seeded grains. Grain production prospects are below last year -- feed grains, 1 percent
and food arains, 6 percent under last year's output. The outlook for ot}seeds ts 10 percent above
last year.

The August 1 "all crops!’ production index (1967=100) at 110 points is 2 points below bast
year. The August | composite index of yield per acre covering 28 leading crops (1967=100) is 109
1 point below a year ago.

Production of the six major deciduous fruit crops is forecast 17 percent less than 1971, Summer
production of fresh vegetables is 5 percent less than last year; however, production of processing
vegetables is just the reverse, up 5 percent. Potato nrospects are also varied and the late summer
crop is forecast 10 percent below last year, although sweetpotatoes are up 4 percent.

July Generally Cool and Wet Over the Nation 4

July weather was mostly coo} and wet over vast areas of the Nation. Monthly temperature
averages were above normal only along the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

Temperatures varied considerably during July. New low temperature readings were set or

"tied" in many States during early July -- frost occurred in northern regions of Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Michigan. Citizens in many ‘States east of the Great Plains experienced the coolest
Fourth of July in many years. In sharp contrast, mid-month temperatures East of the Mississippi

River were the warmest of recent years and pushed crop maturity which still lags behind last
year in most States. A cooling trend hit this region again in late July and early August.
Warmer temperatures and more sunshine are needed to promote optimum crop growth during August --
moisture is adequate in most major crop producing regions.

Normally, July is one of the drier months in the Northeast. But this year, wet, humid
weather through June and July plagued haymaking and Jed to poor quality hay. Some farmers were
planting silage corn In late July, trying to obtain an adequate winter feed supply.

Precipitation varied across the Corn Belt. Record rainfall was received in some areas of
lowa, and flash flooding hit central Minnesota. Crops in Michigan and Wisconsin underwent a
remarkable recovery because of adequate rains across both States. Crop development is less
impressive than under the more nearly ideat 1971 conditions for Eastern Corn Belt farmers. Rain-
fall was scant from southern Ohio to Missouri and crops are under stress in central Missouri.
Heavy rains and winds lodged many grain fields (making combining difficult) from the Great Lakes
to the Rocky Mountains. However, moisture helped improve spring-seeded grain prospects. Com-
bining was especlally sporadic in Colorado as thunderstorms and high humidity prevailed.

Weather was nearly ideal for crop development in the Southeast and July saw a marked im-
provement in cotton prospects. Some Georgia areas have not received any rain since Tropical
Storm Agnes -- and farmers' comments on crop prospects vary from "yields reduced due to dryness"
to the "best ever'’ category. August 1 crop prospects are good acros# the Deep South -- but a
widespread rain would be welcomed,

Moderate to heavy rains hit Texas during July. Hailstorms accopPanied by high winds and
rain damaged cotton and sorghum on the High and Low Plains. Good rafAs boosted the crop outlook
in eastern New Mexico. Despite the afternating hot and cool weather patterns, growth and
development of California crops com@friued quite good.

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 AS Crap Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


ALL T

O6ACCO

ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION
STATE HARVESTED FOR INDI- INDT=
[FJ HARVEST CATED CATED
i970 is7l 1972} 1970 | 1971 | 1972 1970 1971 1972
ACRES POUNDS 12000 POUNDS
MASS 29220 15610 19410 15605 15788 1,232 39562 29879 19737
CONN 59500 49700 45450 19574 15655 159255 82657 75780 59583
PA 18,400 172000 165506 14775 12600 15600 319950 279200 269400
OHIO 8+350 85600 99300 29496 19984 2,177 209844 172060 209250
IND 52400 55400 65000 25700 25235 25400 14580 125069 145400
WISC 8500 105600 112000 25095 29125 24135 185436 225525 239435
MO ¢ 22000 25100 23300 «24600 29490 25400 54200 59040 59520
MD'2/ | 27,400 275009 262000 15096 11040 15000 295430 285080 269000
VA 689300 675300 685950 15643 15759 15774 1255844 1165365 122343
WoVA 19700 15400 15600 15915 14460 1600 32256 22044 29560
NC 391,100 346,00 3395700 29085 25102 1,966 8159520 7279145 6679975
sc 679500 635000 642000 25090 23115 25100 141,075 1335245 134400
GA 669750 599630 579620 19997 19931 245093 1235305 115s119 1209599
FLA 159V00. 139150 132000 19928 13949 19817 289923 259630 239620
KY 1579100 1592200 1685700 29622 25238 25434 411s871 3569322 4109695
TENN 532830 515760 555450 24123 21040 25049 1145269 = 1055603 1139630
ALAL/ 570 590 520 19565 13754 19775 892 15035 923
LA 210 200 200 900 850 750 189 170 150
Us S.2/, 8999330 8399240 8465700 29121 29034 2,032 129072803 1+707s313 197209270
1/ ESTIMATES FOR CURRENT YEAR CARRIED FURWARD FROM EARLIER FORECAST«
2/ 1971 REVISED.
BROOMCORN
ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION
STATE HARVESTED FOR TNOI= TNOI=
a HARVEST : cated CATED
i970 i972 i/{ lv7e [1970 -Jig97t a4 1972 1970 19714} 1972
ACRES POUNDS TONS
OKLA 22.0 1940 16.5 310 370 ©3590 39400 35500 22900
TEXAS 14.0 540 540 470 240 350 35300 600 900
COLO 3400 29.0 30.0 220 zou 270 39700 39800 42100
N MEX 2060 18.0 13.0 280 345 340 2+800 33100 29200
Us Se 900 71.0 64.5 293 310-313 13+200  11%000 105100
1/ REVISED.
CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972 B-17 CROP REPORTING BOARDs SRS» USDA


WINTER WHEAT

ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION

STATE HARVESTED FOR TNOT= TNOI=
HARVEST CATED CATED
1970_| 1971] 1972 1970 | 1971] 1972 1970 1971 1972

1s000 ACRES BUSHELS 19000 BUSHELS
NOY 153 130 147 4340 40.0 39.0 69579 5200 59733
Ns us ae 33 37 3840 4748 3940 Ls216 1551 Lead
PA 298 286 293 3340 3640 3240 99834 109296 99376
OHIO ami 981 15050 3760 43.5 43.0 359927 420674 455150
IND 774 735 845 3845 45,0 4760 295799 33075 395715
TLL 993 983 12200 36,0 44.0 44,0 359748 439252 525800
MICH 365 570 600 39.0 36.0 3920 22.035 209520 239400
wisc 1s 26 29 29° 38.0 41,0 36.0 988 19189 15044
MINN 1 22 31 26 27,0 28,0 28.0 594 868 728
OWA a/ ao 36 40 35.0 37,0 3740 15400 19332 15480
ie) 932 848 12010 3345 4045 3940 315222 349344 399390
N DAK 1/ 48 68 76 2600 30.0 32,0 1,246 22040 29432
S DAK 32¢ 553 TOS 2740 3660 3720 14,094 199908 269085
NEBR 25558 25558 25558 38.C 42.0 37.0 972204 1079436 941646
KANS 2061 95061 95230 3340 34.5 33.5 2995013 3129605 3099205
DEL vs 2i 25 25 3840 39.0 39.0 798 975 975
HD Vv 113 ly 114 37.0 40.0 38.0 49181 49400 45332
VA 165 190 192 44.0 44.0 37.0 79260 8 +360 79104
WoVA lv 14 13 14 33.0 33.0 33.0 462 429 462
NC 198 270 238 4340 43.0 32.0 89514 112610 79616
sc iv gl 126 132 3540 40,9 23.0 25835 52040 39036
GA Vv 100 215 170-3640 3840 22.0 3600 8170 39740
FLA yy 38 67 54 2940 3040 1540 19102 29010 810
KY 170 196 234 36,0 40.0 32.0 69120 7600 79488
TENN 217 250 282 3440 35.0 32,0 79378 89750 95024
ALA Vv 83 120 110-2840 29.0 21.0 29324 39480 25310
MISS 1/ 145 171 188 3440 3040 30.0 49930 59130 59640
ARK 325 306 330 33.0 31.5 36.0 109725 99639 111880
LA Vv 33 45 40 2940 23.0 24.0 957 19035 960
OKLA 3,777 32475 39950 2640 20.0 23.0 982202 699500 902850
TEXAS 2,267 15496 25000 24.0 2140 22.0 545408 319416 449000
MONT 19548 15827 19750 2740 30,0 2740 414796 549810 479250
IDAHO 723 701 765 4640 5140 48,0 334258 359751 369480
wYo V/ 196 204 237 2940 3340 32.0 51684 69732 79584
coLo 25300 29484 29400 2645 2860 24.0 659550 699552 579600
x 184 160 178 28.0 2540 26.0 59152 41000 496268
15u 173 170 6940 68.0 68.0 109350 115764 115560
UTAH 1s 179 174 193. 26465 29.0 2540 45744 59046 49825
NEV v 9 6 7 70.0 75.0 80.9 630 450 560
WASP 25100 25198 29520 45.0 50.0 48.0 945500 1099900 120%960
ORES 644 696 811 4140 4640 43.0 269404 321016 345873
CALIF 525 455 419 G10 4368 4140 215525 195565 175179
Us Se 339309 339049 359364 3343 3562 3348 141109290 151639420 191569353

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FORWARD FROM EARLIER FORECAST.

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AUGUST 1 PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITION AS PERCENT OF NORMAL,

BY STATES

swe SEM Dawn fare stare | SESE! isn sre
: PERCENT PERCENT
MAINE 83 17 88 N.C. 81 90 87
N. H. 79 72 92 S.C. 719 87 85
VT. 81 13 88 GA. 83 92 82
MASS. 74 61 86 FLA. 87 88 84
R. I. 79 60 91 KY. 85 9k 84
CONN. 75 70 87 TENN 79 87 82
N.Y. 74 80 88 ALA. 80 87 79
Ne od. 63 59 82 MISS 78 82 81
PA. 68 76 86 ARK 72 67 70
OHIO 78 81 91 LA. 1? 78 80
IND. 85 88 85 OKLA 74 70 72
ILL. 81 78 76 TEX. 70 45 76
NICH, 78 65 84 MONT 84 75 82
WIS. 76 80 81 IDAHO 87 92 80
MINN. 80 89 91 wyo. 84 87 87
TOWA 85 84 92 COLO. 79 76 67
MO. 15 70 63 N. MEX 15 62 78
N. DAK, 79 88 87 ARIZ. 17 65 74
S. DAK, 79 93 96 UTAH 82 81 67
NEBR. 79 90 90 NEV. 83 87 70
KANS. 78 84 84 WASH 80 88 88
DEL. 1 56 87 OREG 83 91 82
MD. 9 67 86 CALIF 77 79 51
VA. 15 87 95
wW. VA, 76 84 91 2 U.S. 78 77 81
FLAXSEED
ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCT Lunt
STATE HARVESTED FOR TNDI~ TRO I=
HARVEST CATED CALED
1979 Ly7L Ay72 1-79 Agi ly? iyi l2th 1y7
1,000 ACReS aUSHELS isvuu cCUSHELS
40T 240 156 bieO 14.5 12.0 49477 29489 Lse72
1OWA 1 L 18.c 18,90 lg 18
N DAK 19644 286i 6bd 100 1 0e> «1065 Los440 404k 69878
S DAK 704 46U 416 1002 13.9 12.5 79392 59980 59200
TEXAS 90 iu 15° 1265-760 1200 beled 70 165
MONT au ’ 1G 1140 be04205 440 64 125
CALIF 2 39 eu 76
U, >. 25885 12500 19252 1004 tleo lea 299970 189653 149240
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OATS

ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION
STATE HARVESTED FOR. TNDI- TNDT=
HARVEST CATED CATED
1970 [ 1g971_| 1972 ig7o Lis7i1 1972 1970 1971 1972

15060 ACRES BUSHELS 1000 BUSHELS
MAINE 1s 33 37 42 43.46 5260 50.0 19485 19924 29100
VT i 6 6 6 4146 4660 4060 246 276 240
NY 358 330 295 6340 60.0 54.0 229554 19800 159930
NJ lv 3 7 7 50.0 49.0 48.0 400 343 336
PA 435 431 415 5760 54.0 5340 249795 239274 219995
OHIO 515 520 322 5840 6740 6140 299879 349840 194642
IND 291 28u 200 5340 6340 5940 189423 175640 11,800
TLL 612 600 470 56.0 60.0 61.9 349272 365000 289670
MICH 467 415 320 58.0 47.0 57.0 279086 199505 182240
WISC 15687 15535 19474 62.0 61.0 58.0 1049594 939635 854492
MENN 39354 3,000 25500 50,0 59.0 54.0 167+700 1779000 135,000
IOWA 1s711 15550 15350 55.0 59.0 58.0 949105 919450 785300
MO 224 240 175 4140 47.0 44,0 95184 119280 7700
N DAK 22687 22015 29135 43,0 55.0 4940 1159541 1199825 104615
5 DAK 29496 29329 29110 4140 5400 49.0 1029336 1255766 1034390
NEBR 578 517 439 42.0 5140 49.0 249276 265367 215511
KANS 25u 217 195 4140 45.0 44.0 10250 99765 8580
DEL Vs 3 2 2 503% 49.0 42.0 150 98 84
4d u/s 26 28 28 = 5640 5740 5540 19456 14596 19540
VA l/s 51 50 44 4840 48.0 46.0 29448 29400 29024
WvA 1s we 44 13 4340 44.9 4340 473 ole 559
NC 124 133 85 5200 56,0 47.0 69448 72448 33995
oC Vv a3 90 80 38.0 51.0 33.0 39154 49590 35040
GA Vv 88 85 85 4640 5340 42.0 49048 45505 35570
FLA i/ 12 17. 17 47.0 49.0 3220 564 833 544
KY iv 18 20 14 4740 4640 4040 546 920 560
TENN 1s 40 38 30 45.0 4640 4240 1+600 19748 15260
ALA is 28 32 20 38.0 41.0 36.0 19064 15312 600
MISS lv ou 40 28 56.0 43.0 60.9 39360 13720 15680
ARK a8 59 94 6400 5440 6740 59632 39186 62298
LA vu 39 31 30 48.0 4140 4540 19872 Ls271 15350
OKLA 185 139 135, 4040 3160 3740 79400 49309 45995
TEXAS 764 222 360 3840 2740 2549 299032 59994 92000
MONT 28 210 205 42.0 40.0 4660 179976 89400 99430
IDAHO 1/ 105 70 60 5500 5660 55.0 39775 35920 35300
WYO Vs 95 90 96 4860 4540 4780 49566 45050 49512
COLO 1s 128 73 56 4060 4140 40.0 53126 29993 2,000
UTAH o1/ 2u 17 16 5860 55.0 5340 19160 935 848
NEV i 4 3 4% 3900 5540 45.0 156 165 180
WASH 205 30 35° 4740 60.0 6140 99635 19800 29135
ORES 106 110 95 51.0 58.0 5449 59406 65380 59130
CALIF 101 102 100 50460 4840 4640 53050 49896 49600
U.S, 185524 159734 149181 4961 5567 52.0 908s702 8759773 7369775

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August 1972

CROP PRODUCTION,




COTTON: AL1 cotton production on August 1 is estimated at 13,343,100 bales, 27 percent above

the 1971 total. Expected production consisted of 13,250,700 bales of Upland and 92,400
bales of American-Pima cotton, Cotton seed production, based on a 3-year average lint-seed
ratio, is estimated at 5.5 million tons, 29 percent above last year.

Difference between the August 1 forecast and final production of all cotton during the past
10 years has averaged 732,000 bales -- from 41,000 bales in 1965 to 1,795,000 bales in 1969.

Cotton producers expect to harvest 13.2 million acres this year compared with 11.5 million
acres in 1971. Average lint yield per acre is forecast at 487 pounds compared with 438 pounds
last year.

Production in the Southeastern States -- North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama —- is forecast at 1.5 million bales compared with 1.4 million bales in 1971. Cold,
wet weather delayed planting, resulting in some replanting and poor stands over much of this
area, Favorable weather during July has improved prospects in these States.

In the Delta States of Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri, 5.7 million
bales are expected, compared with 4.5 million bales in 1971, The crop is growing well and
prospects are bright.

Cotton producers in Texas and Oklahoma expect to harvest 3.9 million bales compared with
2.8 million bales in 1971. Prospects are favorable in Oklahoma but rain will be needed in
the near future to maintain this condition. Rain delayed harvest in southern Texas and caused
insect problems in the Blacklands. Cool, damp weather in early July delayed cotton growth on
the High and Low Plains but subsequent hot weather has improved conditions in these areas.

New Mexico, Arizona and California are expected to produce 2.2 million bales compared with
1.8 million bales in 1971. The crop is progressing normally and good yields are anticipated.

The Bureau of the Census reports 40,153 bales ginned to August 1 compared with 122,530 bales
ginned to the same date in 1971 and 6,021 for 1970.

BARLEY: Barley production is forecast at 409 million bushels, down 12 percent from 1971 and about

the same as 1970, Production prospects are down from last year in all regions. However,
expected output in North Dakota, the leading barley State with one-fourth of the Nation's
production, is up slightly because of sharply increased acreage for harvest.

*
Changes between the August 1 forecast and the final estimate have averaged 6.5 million bushels
for the past 10-years -- from negligible to 19 million bushels.

The Nation's barley yield is expected to average 42.4 bushels per acre compared with the
record high 45,6 bushels in 1971 and 42.6 bushels in 1970. Yields are the same or below last
year except in Michigan, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming and Colorado, where slight to moderate
increases are recorded,

Harvest ranges from complete in southern sections of the country, and well underway in
most midwestern and western sections, to just beginning in Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana.
Wet weather last spring delayed planting which caused development to be somewhat later than
usual in Northern areas.

RICE: Rice production in 1972 is estimated at 85.9 million cwt. The first forecast for this

year is 2 percent above the 1971 crop of 84.3 million cwt. The yield per acre is forecast
at a record-high 4,722 pounds, compared with 4,638 pounds last year. In the decade, 1962-71,
changes between the August 1 forecast and the final estimate averaged 3.2 million cwt., ranging
from 0,6 million to 7.5 million.

In the South, production is expected to total 67.0 million ewt., about the same as in
1971. Texas reported the first cutting around July 1 and was more than one-third complete
by August 1. Rice production in Texas is forecast at 22.5 million cwt., compared with the
1971 crop of 22.9 million owt, Yield per acre is expected to average 4,800 pounds compared
with 4,900 pounds in 1971, Louisiana crop prospects are good. Harvest was underway by wid~
July but was hampered by late July rains. About 5 percent of the crop was harvested by August 1
with good yield and quality, In Arkansas, crop prospects are good in all areas despite hot,
dry weather during July that hampered flood maintenance. Rice is heading in most fields and
virtually all nitrogen applications are completed.

The California rice crop had an excellent start with clear hot weather in June and good
growth so far. Yields are expected to average 5,700 pounds per acre, compared with 5,200 pounds
last year.

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 A-10 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



PEANUTS HARVESTED FOR NUTS

Acreage $ Yield per acre
Harvested A For A : Indi-
State “We70 SCs) Carvest ¢ 1970: 1971: catted
i 1972 i H i 1972
1,000 acres Pounds
va. : 102 92 102 3,060 2,365 2,700
N.C. > «167 155 167 2,670 2,100 2,600

TOTAL (Va.-

N. C. area) 1 269 247 269 2,818 2,199 2,638
S.C. : 13.8 15 19 1,880 2,000 1,700
Ga. : 507 510 512 2,220 2,490 2,450
Fla. 2 53 5h 53 2,075 2,590 2,400
Ala. > 190 194 197 1,660 2,070 2,100
Miss. : 4 3.5 3 1,100 1,785 1,200
TOTAL (S.E.

area) : 767.8 782.5 790 2,059 2,375 2,327
Okla. : 116 119 119 1,655 1,840 1,760
Texas > 306 297 304 1,405 1,235 1,430
N, Mex. : 8.2 8 8 2,230 2,070 2,300
TOTAL (S.W.

area) > 430.2 ya) 431 1,488 1,421 1,537
United States : 1,467.0 1,453.5 —-1,490 2,031 2,067 2,155

Production
State : 3 Indicated
1970 : 1971 : 1972
1,000 pounds
va. : 312,120 217,580 275,400
N.C. : 445,890 325,500 434,200
TOTAL (Va.-N.C.:

area) t 758,010 543,080 709,600
S.C. : 25,944 30,000 32,300
Ga. : 1,125,540 1,269,900 1,254,400
Fla. : 109,975 139,860 127,200
Ala. : 315,400 401,580 413,700
Miss. : 4,400 16,958 10,800
TOTAL (S.E.

area) : 1,581,259 1,858,298 1,838,400
Okla. : 191,980 218,960 209,440
Texas : 429,930 366,795 434,720
N. Mex. : 18,286 16,560 18,400
TOTAL (S.W.

area) : 640,196 602,315 662,560
United States: 2,979,465 3,003,693 3,210,560

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 B-1S Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


ALFALFA AND ALFALFA MIXTURES FOR HAY

ACREAGE YIECD PER PRODUCTION

STATE HARVESTED FOR INDI-
HARVEST CATED

1970 | 1971) 1972 1970 |1971 1970 1971 1972

19000 ACRES TONS 1,000 TONS

MAINE 16 16 15 1660 2400 1475 26 32 26
NH 21 21 20 2645 50 49 49
VT 133 142 136 2620 2430 2.30 293 327 313
MASS 31 31 BO 2035 2425 2435 73 70 71
RI 3 3 3 2640 2.00 2430 7 6 7
CONN 25 25 24 2655 2680 2655 64 70 6
NY 122140 19130 153110 2460 2460 2040 29964 29938 29664
NJ 62 63 60 3615 2490 3400 195 183 180
PA 775 814 815 2680 2665 24655 2170 25157 29078
OHIO 39U 480 500 2455 2465 2670 995 14272 15350
IND 451 450 446 2490 3,00 2490 19308 19350 19293
TLL 75h 710 750 3420 3425 3420 29403 29308 29400
MICH 19075 14100 19100 2,50 2610 2430 29688 29310 29530
WISC 25956 32017 25896 2470 8262. 89598 79819
MINN 29194 25240 25280 2495 3.00 3.00 69472 69720 69840
IOWA 1s762 15762 19672 3420 59374 é 59350
MO 784 690 600 2679 25117 1620
N DAK 15344 15393 19440 1460 29285 29304
5S DAK 29339 29456 29436 1.90 39859 49666
NEBR 15754 19750 15715 2670 49025 49631
KANS 15125 15180 15180 2.80 29588 3304
DEL 7 6 7 3415 2.85 3.00 22 17 21
MD 70 73 76 3430 3420 3420 231 234 243
VA 91 87 89 2050 2665 2675 228 231 245
woVA 84 92 106 2430 2620 2430 193 202 230
NC 9 10 dL 2650 2460 2450 23 26 26
GA 5 4 4 2400 2620 2410 10 9 6
KY 189 198 202 3e10 624 693 626
TENN 58 52 54 2045 142 127 132
ALA 4 3 3 2200 8 6 6
MISS 8 8 9 2060 22 22 23
ARK 5u 45 43 300 165 isl 129
LA 16 14 14 2060 44 34 36
OKLA 575 598 570 2435 24050 2450 19351 19495 19425
TEXAS 202 212 210 3420 3430 3440 646 700 714
MONT 1,162 15160 19175 2615 24605 2405 29498 29378 29409
IDAHO dy10U 19078 15121 3420 3410 3400 39520 39342 39363
WYO 490 495 510 2430 24645 2430 19127 1213 1,173
coLo 760 798 798 2070 2065 2455 29052 29115 29035
N MEX 247 215 225 4430 4640 4450 933 946 1,013
ARIZ 205 201. 201 6400 5690 6.00 19230 19186 19206
UTAH 45U 459 \ 459 3410 2695 2490 19395 19354 19331
NEV 167 170 L7G 3020 3430 ©3420 534 561 544
WASH 523 528 539 3415 3425 3420 19647 15716 19725
OREG 396 412 420 3410 2695 2490 19228 19215 15218
CALIF 25152 14210 19195 5660 5470 5660 69451 69897 69709
U.S. 275119 27,606 275456 2675 2.78 2477 749562 769705 769148
CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972 8-12 CROP REPORTING BOARD» SKS» USDA


Summer production of fresh vegetables (excludina melons) is estimated at 5 percent less than
last year. Smaller summer production than a year earlier is exoected for celery, sweet corn,
lettuce, and onions. Tomato production is expected to be up. Production of the major processing
venetahle crops is expected to be 5 percent above last year.

Production of late summer potatoes is forecast 10 percent less than the 1971 crop. Output
of sweetpotatoes is forecast 4 percent more than last year.

August | production prospects for 6 major deciduous fruit crops are down 17 oercent from
last year and 11 percent below the 1970 output. The apple cron, accountinyfor 39 percent of the
total tonnage, is up 2 percent from a year ago and the only crop in this qroun that exceeds 1971.
Grape production, contributing 33 percent of the tonnage, is down one-third and accounts for
much of the decrease. Peach production is forecast 13 percent below the previous season and re~
presents 16 percent of the total. Pears, accounting ‘or 7 percent of the total, are down 20 per-
cent. All plums and prunes are 20 percent below last year and account for 5 percent of the total.

Aimone production, forecast at 150,000 tons in July, is up 12 percent from }
reduction, at 126,409 tons, is & percent below last year.

71. Malnut.

CORN FOR GRAIN: Production of corn for grain is forecast at 4,948 million bushels. The first

forecast for this year is 1) percent less than last year but 21 percent more
than 1970. Production at this level is second highest of record. Changes in production fore-
casts between August | and the final estimate have averaged 210 million bushels since 1962,
ranging from 12 to 594 mitlion bushels.

Current prospects indicate a yield per acre of 86.6 bushels compared with the record yield
of 86.8 bushels in 1971 and the 1970 blight stricken yield of 71.6 bushels. Acreage for grain
harvest at 57.1 million acres is down 10 percent from last year and about the same as 1970.

In the Eastern Corn Belt, prospects are mostly good even though expected yields are 3 to
5 bushels below last years exceptional outturn. However, in Michigan a 10 bushel increase is
expected. Good moisture in July and favorable temperatures promoted growth but crop progress is
slightly behind last year in much of the region because of the cool, wet spring weather. In
Hlinois, development is slightly ahead of average with 95 percent of the crop silked and 50
percent in the dough stage. Indiana corn Is 75 percent silked and Ohio 70 percent.

Prospects in the Western Corn Belt vary considerably, but generally are good to excellent.
Development is slightly behind both last year and average. In lowa, 99 percent of the crop is
in good to excellent condition while the Missouri crop is rated only fair to good. Moi~.ure
supplies have been adequate In Nebraska where 90 percent is silked, slightly behind average.

In Missouri, 88 percent is silked compared with 95 percent last year. Kansas corn is 39 per-
cent in dough stage compared with a normal 48 percent. The crop is late in South Dakota with
only 44 percent silked compared with 75 percent last year.

(n the Southern States, corn is maturing with about half the crop in the dent stage in the
deep South. Harvest has started in Texas and Alabama. Prospects in the North Atlantic States
were hampered by wet weather earlier in the season and Tropical Storm Agnes adversely affected
the crop in many areas. However, conditions Improved during July when warm weather arrived.
Development varies considerably and is well behind normal. tn the Middle Atlantic States, the
crop generally is in good to excellent condition. Record high yields are expected in Virginia
and the Carolinas.

ini iti he first forecast for this
Sorghum grain is forecast at 803 million bushels. TI! .
year is down 10 percent from the record 895 million bushel crop produced in
1971, but is higher than any earlier year.

SORGHUM GRAL

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 A-7 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Feed Grain Tonnage Down 1] Percent

Production of the four feed grains (corn, oats, barley, and sorghum) is forecast at 183
million tons, 11 percent below the 205 million tons produced in 1971. Production of each of the
feed qrains is less than a year earlier. Corn production is forecast at 138.5 million tons, I}
percent helow 1971 and sorghum production is forecast at 22.5 million tons, 10 percent less than
1971. Sats production, forecast at 11.8 million tons, fs down 16 percent from last year and
bartey production at 9.8 million tons is 12 percent less than a year earlier.

Food Grain Prospects Decline Slightly

Food qrain production is expected to rota) 5) milSion tons, 6 percent below Jast year. Pro-
spective production of durum and other spring wheat declined during July and this was only par-
tially offset by a slight increase in the winter wheat forecast.

Rice production is forecast at 2 percent above 1971 witiy record high yields expected. The
rye production forecast is 39 percent less than a year earlier chiefly because of sharply reduced
acreage. Popcorn acreage for harvest is down 7 percent from the previous year.

Oilseed Production Up Sharply

Production of oilseeds is expected to jump 10 percent over last year's output. Soybean pro-
duction is forecast to be a record hioh, reflecting an 8 percent increase in acres harvested for
beans to a new record high. Yields at 27.7 bushels per acre edged up over last year's record
27.6 bushels. Record peanut production, 7 percent above 1971 is the result of a record yield and
more acreage harvested for nuts. Indicated production of cottonseed is 29 percent above last year
as acreane for harvest is up 15 nercent. Flaxseed production continued to skid, dropping 24
percert below [971 production and 52 nercent below 1170.

Larger Crop Forecast for Cotton and Tobacco

All cotton production is expected to total 13.3 million bales -- up 27 percent from last
year. Acreage for harvest, at 13.2 million acres is up 15 percent and yield, at 487 pounds, is
forecast at 11 percent above 1971. The crop is making good progress and the outlook is bright.
Upland production is expected to total 13,250,700 bales and the American-Pima crop is forecast
at 92,400 bales.

Production of all tobacco 1s forecast 1 percent above a year earlier and 10 percent below
the 1970 crop. Burley production is up 16 percent from 1971 but flue-cured production is
expected to be down 5 percent. Yield per acre for all tobacco is estimated at 2,032 pounds.

Pasture and Range Condition Above Average - Hay Prospects Below Last Year

Condition of pasture and range feed on August 1 was 4 points above a year earlier in the
48 States. Pastures were supplying above average amounts of feed over most of the North
Atlantic and North Central regions. Some States in the South Central and Western regions,
especially. in the Southwest, have had a poor pasture season so far during 1972. U. S. pasture
condition was 81 percent of normal compared with 82 percent a month earlier, 77 percent last
year and the 1961-70 average of 78 percent for August 1.

Indicated production of all hay is forecast at 127.8 million tons, 2 percent below 1971
production. Rains slowed harvest operations over much of the Eastern half of the Nation until
mid-months Dryness caused concern and reduced prospects in the upper tier of North Central States
Western growers generally experienced excellent weather and harvest progress was good.

Sugarcane, Dry Bean Production Up. Sugarbeets and Dry Peas Down

Sugarbeet production is forecast 1 percent below last year. Acreage for harvest is up 2
percent but yield per acre is indicated to be down from 1971. Production of sugarcane for
sugar and seed is expected to increase 16 percent due primarily to an increase in acreage.
Conditions have favored growth and harvesting is advancing on schedule in Hawaii.

Dry edible bean production is expected to be 28 percent above 1971 and 20 percent above
1970, An increase in acreage for harvest along with higher yields account for the increase
from a year ago. Dry edible pea production is forecast 48 percent less than 1971 and 36 per~
cent below 1970. The decline in production from a year ago is caused by a sharp drop in both
harvested acres and prospective yield.

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 A-6 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


CORN FOZ GXAIN

ACKIAGE YiELO PER ACRE PRODUCTION

STATE HARVESTED FoR THOT= THDT=
HARVEST CATED CATED
1970 | 1971 } 1972 ly7y 1971] 1972 1970 1971 1972
12900 ACPES BUSHELS 11900 SUSHELS

voy 279 31s 289 78.0 60.9 229041 1249648 175340
NJ 62 Bo 6s 6540 71.9 52070 59206 49228
PA 943° 19058 965 7540 7369 BO9155 775700 Tg 64S
OHTO feul4 39526 59.0 35,0 2325078 3130814 2639755
ING 29027 59509 97.9 9340 3719998 5349373 4539840
TLL ye94u 105170 74,0 1062.9 97.0 7355560 190379340 8979250
MICH 1,444  1s7v0 6840 78.0 114,076 1152600 1279740
wI1SC 1,794 2099 9760 9640 1439520 2039603 = 182,078
ALAN 49594 59725 83.0 3909490 4755175 4024550
1OWA 9s99u 119570 103.0 6599140 151805140 15074250
vo esb37 39092 62,0 1739057 2723096 2059000
ve DAK 130 172 54,9 69506 99976 69480
S DAK 29696 29679 49.0 1025336 1234234 1209540
Neok 42305 55356 90.0 3609375 4555269 459,000
KANS 15285 15311 91.0 799670 120%612 1199563
DEL 185 2u0 54,0 6540 139696 102890 114968
i) 4e4 5Ou 72.9 78.0 4Oslte 262009 359100
vA 458 461 66.0 77.0 Bis144 319348 239880
dVA Se 39 39120 39599 Re5an
ie 1s40u 702000 861640 1039180
62.0 loseo4 245516 225940
50a0 444206 859792 799500
49.0 62050 173297 169611
78.0 492400 949402 815278
$4.0 225760 379125 295160
420% 125535 255746 234520
40.0 69744 109696 69720
5500 15575 1,517 15116
41.0 49998 39895
65.0 49758 £5166 5,100

79.0 339232 435056

78,0 208 532

82-0 29430 29407

77.0 1.674 1672

91.0 335600 345916

62.9 iso7l 935

35.9 448

104.0 69864

73.0 960

9549 215168 24,816
8606 430999494 595404253 499479986

~

CRUP PRODUCTIUNs AUGUST 1972 onl CRUP REPORTING BUAKD® SKS: USDA


DURUM WHEAT: Durum wheat production is now forecast at 72.9 million bushels, down 6 percent from

last month, This is 17 percent below the large 1971 crop but is 44 percent above
the small 1970 crop. Acreages are smaller than a year earlier in all States. Compared with last
year, yields declined in the Dakotas but increased sharply in Montana.

Progress of the crop is later than normal. Cool temperatures late in the month gave the
later-seeded fields more time for filling. By the first of August very little durum wheat has
been combined or swathed.

Yields are expected to average 29.1 bushels per acre which compares with 31.9 bushels last
year ané 25.0 in 1970, Moisture was generally adequate in all major producing areas.

Harvested acreage is estimated at 2,506,000 acres, compared with 2,750,000 acres in 1971
and 2,018,000 acres in 1970,

OTHER SPRING WHEAT: Production of spring wheat other than durum is expected to total 274 million
- bushels, This is down 2 percent from last month, 29 percent below the
record 1971 production, but 31 percent above the 1970 total. Production in all States except
Nevada is down substantially from a year earlier. Cooler than normal weather in July in the
Northern Plains further delayed an already late crop but helped in filling. By August 1 only

2 percent of the crop had been harvested in South Dakota and Minnesota, far behind normal
progress. Limited swathing had begun in North Dakota.

Average yields are forecast at 27.5 bushels in 1972, compared with 30,7 in 1971 and 23.7 in
1970. Yields are lower than a yeat earlier, except in Montana, Precipitation in July was normal

to above in the major producing areas, except parts of central North Dakota, Heavy rains in some
localities late in July caused lodging.

SOYBEANS: The 1972 soybean crop is expected to be a record high 1,270 million bushels. The first

forecast for this year is 9 percent above the 1971 crop. Conditions as of August 1
indicated a prospective yield of 27.7 bushels per acre, 0.1 bushel above last year's record 27.6
bushels. Acres for harvest for beans is placed at a record 45.8 million acres, 8 percent above
1971. Changes between the August 1 forecast and the final estimate have averaged 39 million
bushels during the past decade, ranging from 10 million to 68 million bushels.

Soybean plant development varied greatly in producing areas. Early planted fields were
setting pods while later planted fields had not yet emerged. Plant growth in early planted fields
is less advanced than the early orop of 1971.

The crop is in good to excellent condition in the North Central States. Record production
is expected in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa and Missouri. The Iowa yield per acre,
at 33 bushels, ties the previous high set in 1969. Nebraska and Kansas are expected to have
considerably better yields than the previous two crop years but still do not match the record
highs set in 1969 and 1968, respectively. Only 25 percent of Iowa's acreage was setting pods
compared with 50 percent in 1971. In Ohio, 25 percent of the acreage had pods set compared with
an average 20 percent a year earlier.

Record production is expected in each of the North Atlantic States. In the South Atlantic
3, only North Carolina is forecast to have record production. Growers in Maryland and
Varginia were still planting a few late fields of beans at month's end.

Soybeans are in generally good condition in the South Central States. Although Kentucky
and Tennessee have experienced flooding in low lying fields and late planted beans will need a
late season, production is expected to be at record highs. Alabama also expects to produce a
record crop. Late July rains boosted the crop in Louisiana and Arkansas,

Ad


BARLEY

ACREAGE Yisku PER ACRE FRODUCTION
STATE HARVESTED FOR IND1=
ARVEST CATEO
lg7o_|iv7if 172 70 1972 1972
1000 ACRES 1yGO0 sUSHELS
NY Vv qu 9 iv 51.0 44.0 516 423 440
NJ ls ra au 18 Ce 5040 19000 1100 900
PA 185 185 176 5060 4540 94250 91990 79920
OHIO 1s 17 16 18 50.0 350 800 bes
IND Vv iv 15 15 43.0 430 630 370
Tub Vv 13 17 ivy 4166 533 816 714
“ICH Ls 23 20 18 49,0 4760 19127 860 846
Wisc 1 33 36 34 5140 50.0 19663 29052 15700
MINN 582 840 79U 3740 43.0 219534 409740 332970
YOWA 1s 4 4 3 41.0 4500 164 180 225
Oo Vv 22 al 20 3.0 3840 836 798 760
N DAK 1,965 25218 29684 35,0 3900 689705 295810 104,676
> DAK 360 455 532 3340 3900 129144 189655 209740
NEBR 1d 42 55 52. 36.0 38.0 1620 22200 13976
KANS 193 187 80 3740 4260 To14t 7480 39360
bEL Vv aL 21 200 42.0 41,0 882 966 820
MD 97 92 97 44060 4140 49268 49324 39977
VA 116 qi 114 5160 4160 2916 Beaay 49674
wWVvA oi ae aL 10 44.0 42,0 486 495 420
NC v/ 6> 78 6> 5240 4340 39276 4eloa 29795
oc l/s 2i 26 24 4260 3340 Bb2 Leze2 792
GA v/ 3 12 13. 47.0 35.0 376 600 525
ky 1/ 43 6 80 54.0 39.0 2532 39540 39120
TENN 1/ io 23 29° 40.0 36.0 720 vas 19044
ARK is 1 1 1 32.0 3200 Ev 32 32
OKLA 490 470 255 37.0 31.0 189130 11750 75905
TEXAS 132 66 0 32.0 2640 49224 15320 19560
MONT 1714 19680 19570 34.0 659132 58 +800 535380,
IDAHO 66u Re 676 5540 369300 369830 359628
WYO 120 132 1330 4740 992d 69864 75049
COLO 32L 360 265 4540 1459645 155300 129455
N MEX 17 i6 le 16 6040 460 19024 976
ARIZ 140 119 109-7640 105640 Gs0b4 Br175
UTAH 129 12y 123 5740 79355 7611 6519
NEV Vv 15 15 15 62.0 930 19030 900
WASH 414 4a 224 4749 195458 259926 125320
OREG 39> 375 270 4360 179775 199125 129150
CALIF 451868 19067 1,000 52,40 619776 579611 522006
U.S, 99628 105135 99640 42.6 4565 4244 4059780 4629484 4099085
L/ EsTIMATES FOR CURRENT YEAR CARRIED FURWARU FROM EARLIER FORECASTs
CROP PRODUCTION» auGuST 1972 B-7 CROP REPORIING BOARD» SRS» USDA


tb

op production

Release:
August 10, 1972
3:00 P.M. EDT

(— HIGHLIGHTS OF U. S. CROP REPORT AS OF AUGUST 1, 1972 >)

Corn production forecast at 4,948 million bushels is 1? percent (592 million
bushels) below last year. A 10 percent reduction in acreage for grain
is primarily responsible for the decline.

Soybean production is forecast at a record high 1,270 million bushels, 9 percent
{100 million bushels) more than last year.

* Ail cotton is forecast at 13.3 million bales, 27 percent (2.9 million bales)
above last year's production. Census ginnings to August | totaled 40,153
running bales, compared with 122,530 in 1971 and 6,021 in 1970.

All_ wheat at 1,543 million bushels is slightly below last month, 6 percent (96
million bushels) below last year but 13 percent above 1970. Decreased
production prospects for durum and other spring wheat were only partly
offset by an increase in winter wheat.

Sorghum grain, forecast at 803 million bushels is 10 percent (92 million bushels)
below last year's record crop. Yield is forecast at a record 57.5 bushels
per acre,

Qat production is forecast at 737 million bushels, 3 percent (25 million bushels)

above a month earlier but 16 percent (139 million bushels) less than last
year.
All_tobacco production, forecast at 1,720 million pounds, is | percent above

Tast year, A 16 percent increase in burley production more than offset
the 5 percent decline in the flue-cured crop.

Sugarcane production is forecast at 28.1 million tons, 16 percent above last

year's crop. Sugarbeet crop is forecast at 26.7 million tons, down }
percent from the previous year.

Peanut production is forecast at a record high 3,21! million pounds, 7 percent
more than the previous record crop last year.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE CROP REPORTING BOARD

Ne CrPr 2-2 (8-72) WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250 TS



IRISH POTATOES

Seasonal group Acreage : Yield per acre : Production
and State Harvested =: For = ¢ ond. 3 Ind
*yer0 ¢ tert harvest : 1970 : 1971 2 yore 1970 : 1971 972
: 1,000 acres Cut. T,000 cut.
WINTER: :
Florida : 10.3 10.9 9.9 158 40) 140 1,627 1,526 1,386
California > 85 71 5.7 230 220 170 1,955 1,562 969
Total + 18.8 18.0 15.6 191 172 151 3,582 3,088 2,355
EARLY SPRING: :
Fla.-Hast-ings : 24.5 23.0 21.1 165 132 142 4,043 3,036 2,996
~Other Pog 2.4 1.8 140 125 140 266 300 252
Texas + 3.2 3.8 2.8 140 105 110 448 399 308
Total 1 29.6 29.2 25.7 161 128 138 4,757 3,735 3,556
LATE SPRING: :
North Carolina =:
8 N. E. Counties : 10.0 9.6 8.8 145 150 150 1,450 1,440 1,320
Other Counties : 2.4 2.2 2.2 135 130 130 324 286 286
Alabama 7.9 8.7 9.0 130 15s 156 1,027. 1,001 1,406
Mississippi 2.5 2.0 2.0 95 90 90 238 180 280
Arkansas ce er 14 1.4 65 65 65 91 91 91
Louisiana 2.6 2.9 3.2 83 70 80 216 203 256
Texas : 4.8 5.0 4.8 120 100 105 576 500 504
Arizona : 123 10.1 8.0 240 280 300 2,712 2,828 2,400
California : 38.2 36.2 31,2 380 370 365 14,516 1/13,394 11,388
Total : 81.2 78.1 70.6 261 255 253 21,150 19,923 17,829
EARLY SUMMER: :
Missouri : 47 7 6 110 120 110 7 84 66
Kansas 2 1.2 1.3 1.0 100 95 95 120 126 95
Delaware 2 72 7.0 6.8 210 200 200 1,512 1,400 1,360
Maryland 1A 1.5 1.4 165 180 175 231 270 265
Va.Eastern Shore : 28.6 28.5 27.0 130 143 140 3,718 4,076 3,780
-Other > 2.0 1.8 1S 100 105 105 200 189 158
North Carolina t 2.0 2.0 2.2 110 115 us 220 230 253
Kentucky 2 2.5 2.5 2.3 66 67 70 165 168 161
Tennessee 2 3.8 4.1 3.9 95 95 95 361 390 371
Alabama 7 8.8 8.5 8.0 125 93 130 1,100 791 1,040
Texas + 18.3 16.0 14.3 195 150 190 3,569 2,400 2,717
California 1 5.0 3.5 21 330 350 325 1,650 1,225 683
Total : B15 77.4 71.1 159 17 154 12,923 11,347 10,929
LATE SUMMER: :
N. Y.-L. 1. +27 8.9 2/7.5 260 230 210 2,002 2,067 4,575
New Jersey 7 13.0 11.9 10.7 260 250 225 3,380 2,975 2,408
Ohio 2 3.5 3.3 29 170 170 165 595 561 479
Indiana : 21.0 11 9 190 200 160 190 220 144
U1linois : 2.0 2.0 2.0 160 155 160 320 310 320
Michigan : 10,0 9.6 8.8 180 140 190 1,800 1,344 1,672
Wisconsin : 15.5 15.5 15.0 240 235 220 3,720 3,643 3,300
Minnesota 2 7.8 75 6.6 250 250 250 1,950 1,875 1,650
Iowa + 3.1 3.2 3.2 190 205 195 589 656 624
Nebraska 1 25 2.6 2.5 165 155 170 413 403 425
Maryland 8 7 7 155 150 135 124 105 95
See footnotes at end of table.
B-30 Crop Reportfifg Board, SRS, USDA

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972


Production in the Southwest area is forecast.at.663 million pounds,.up 10 percent from
1971, The acreage for nut harvest is expected to total. 431,000 acres -- a gain of 7,000 acres
from last year. The prospective yield, at 1,537 pounds per acre, is 116 pounds above last
year's 1,421 pounds. The Oklahoma peanut crop has grown well. Crop progress in Texas had gen~
erally been good to excellent and a record high outturn is expected. Harvest in the southern
counties is gaining momentum. The peanut crop in New Mexico is in excellent condition and is

expected to be a record high.

HAY: Production of all types of hay in 1972 is forecast at 127.8 million tons, 2 percent below
the 1971 crop of 131.0 million but slightly above the 1970 production 127.5 million tons,
Yield of all hay is forecast at 2.04 tons per acre compared with 2.07 tons in 1971 and 2.03 tons in
1970, Hay quality varied across the country but generally first cuttings were below par because
excessive moisture delayed harvest. Rains slowed harvest operations over much of the East until
mid-July. Dryness was a concern in the Northern tier of States through the Mid-West and
Great Plains, but Western growers had excellent harvest weather and progress was good. By the
first week of August second cutting operations were well along in the South and moving rapidly
elsevhere.

Production of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures is estimated at 76.1 million tons compared with
76,7 million tons in 1971 and 74.6 million tons in 1970. Yield per acre is expected to average
2.77 tons, slightly less than the 1971 average of 2.78 tons but above the 2.75 tons in 1970,
Excessive moisture in the Northeast lowered quality of first cuttings, but second cuttings are
underway and regrowth looks good.

Production of all other hay is forecast at 51,7 million tons, 5 percent below last year
and 2 percent below 1970, Yield is forecast at 1.47 tons per acre compared with 1.52 tons a
year earlier and 1.48 tons in 1970. Development and harvest conditions have varied for the other
hays throughout the Nation. Wisconsin growers are shifting to many sources of other hays to
offset alfalfa losses caused by greater than normal winterkill.

DRY BEANS: Dry edible bean production is estimated at 20.8 million cwt., up 28 percent from a
year ago and 20 percent above 1970 production. Acreage is up in the important
producting States of Michigan, California and Idaho but down slightly in Colorado, The crop is
generally poor to fair in New York. Early plantings are podding but plant growth ts uneven.
The Michigan crop is generally later than usual due to late planting but early planted beans
ate blossoming and setting under favorable conditions. Colorado's dry bean crop development was
favorable throughout July although the major dryland area.in the Southwest was showing stress
from dryness.

In Idaho, growth was slowed by a wet, cool spring but progressed well with warmer weather
in late June and July. Growing conditions have been generally favorable in other States. Hail
caused some damage in Nebraska but recovery is good.

: Production of dry edible peas is expected to total 2,079,000 cwt., 48 percent less
than 1971 and 36 percent below 1970..production. The sharp decrease is due to smaller

acreage in Idaho and Washington.

DRY PEA:

Growing conditions in all producting States were generally favorable. Yield prospects in |
Washington were dimmed by combination of pea leaf weevil, root rot and weather factors. However,
near normal yields are expected. The pea crop in north Idaho got off to a good start with cool
weather and plenty of moisture. In most areas the crop bloomed with favorable cool conditions
prevailing but some fields lost bloom later because of hot weather.

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 A-12 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


POPCORN: Popcorn plantings in 1972 totaled about 165,999 acres, “ percent less than 1971.
Acreage for harvest is expected to be nearly 160,000 acres, compared with about 172,000
a year earlier and 136,000 two years ago.

The acreage to be harvested in the 9 major producing States is down 6 percent from last year.
towa, the leading producing State in 1971 expects to harvest 38,000 acres in 1972, or 10 percent
less than last year. Indiana growers expect to harvest 40,000 acres 3 percent more than in 1971.
Harvest in Ohio is expected to be 3 percent more than in 1971, and Kansas 22 percent more, But
all other major producing States indicate declines from 3 to 21 vercent. The "Other States"
group exnects to harvest 2,900 acres, down 1,200 acres From a year earlier with most of the de-
cline in Alabama.

The first production estimate for 1972 will be made in January 1973, The current report in-
cludes revised acreage and production for 197! crop, based laraely on vata from popcorn processors.
The revised 1971 production of 561.7 million pounds is about 4 million pounds above the estimate
published January 1972 in the 1971 Annual Crop Summary.

RYE: The 1972 rye crop is expected to total 31.3 million bushels, a 2 percent increase over July
~~ 1 forecast but 39 percent below last year's large crop. The drop is largely from sharply
decreased acreage in South Dakota, North Dakota, Nehraska, and Minnesota. In 197) these four
States accounted for more production ~ 33.6 million bushels - than the current U. $. forecast.
uuring the past 10 years, changes in production from the August I forecast to the final estimate
average 1.1 million bushels, ranging from 0.2 million to 2.6 million bushels.

Yields in the U. S. are expected to average 27.2 hushels per acre, only 0.8 bushel under the
record high set last year and up half a bushel from July I. Generally cool weather in June and
July slowed ripening of the crop resulting in later than normal harvesting in the major producing
areas, Heavy rains in the Northern Plains in late July further delayed getting the crop under
cover.

FLAXSEED: Production of flaxseed in 1972 is expected to total 14.2 million bushels. The first

forecast for this year is 24 percent Jess than 1971 and 52 percent less than 1970.
Reduced production is laraely due to a continued reduction in acreage for harvest. The 1,252
thousand acres for harvest compares with 1,580 thousand acres in 1971 and 2,888 thousand acres in
1970. Prospective yield, at 11.4 bushels per acre, is down 0.4 bushel from last year but up 1.0
bushel from 2 years aqo.

The crop is in generally good condition throughout the major producing North Central States.
Fields were beginning to ripen on August 1 but in general the crap is later than last year.
Moisture supplies have been adequate to plentiful in Minnesota and South Dakota; however, in
North Dakota, moisture shortages in mid-June casued some stress on late planted fields. Temper-
atures have averaged below normal during most of July.

PEANUTS: The 1972 production is expected to total a record high 3,211 million pounds, up 7 per-
cent from the previous record of 3,004 million pounds in 1971, and 8 percent above the
1970 production of 2,979 million nounds. Indicated yield is 2,155 pounds per acre, 38 pounds more
than the previous record of 2,067 pounds set in 1971. *erente to he harvested for nuts in 1972
is placed at 1,490,000 acres, 36,500 acres more than in 197! and 23,909 acres above 1970. This
increase in acreage for harvest nlus higher yield prospects adds up to the anticipated record
iction,

Production in the Virginia-Horth Carolina area is exnected to total 719 million pounds, up 31
percent from a year ago when Hurricane Ginger caused severe damage at harvest. Auqust 1 conditions
indicated a yield of 2,638 nounds per acre, compared with 2,199 pounds tn 1971. The Virginia

crop is in good condition except for its tardiness -- about two weeks behind normal. Plants are
bleoming and pegging. Although in North Carolina, the peanut crop was planted late, conditions
have favored growth and development. SSS

The crop in the Southeast area is fofecast at 1,838 million pouncs, | percent below the
1,858 million pounds produced in 1971. Acreate to be harvested for nuts is put at 790,000 acres,
un 7,500 acres from last year. Yiclds are expected to averane 2,327 nounds per acre in the Five-
State area, down 48 pounds from the 197] yield. The Georgia crop is in good condition, but mois-
ture was becoming short near the end of July. The Florida, crop is in excellent condition, and

the Alabama crop has grown well during the season weather permitted control measures when
necessary. Record yields are in prosnect. Temperatures were below normal and less than desirable
for peanut development in South Carolina. tn Mississinpi, the crop is showing some stress from

lack of moisture.

CROP PRODUCTION, Auqust 1972 A-tt Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



APPLFos COMMERCIAL CROP 1/+ BY VARIETIES FOR SELECTED STATES CONS

PRODUCTION

VARIETY ANU STATE MILLION POUNDS 42 POUND EQUIVALENTS
TNOT= INDI-
CATED CATED
1970 197i 1972 1970 1971 1972
1,000 UNITS
OTHER
ENGLAND 4064 3665 30.6 962 869 729
YORK 214.0 19205 200.0 55095 49583 49762
NEW JERSEY 21.8 2504 21.1 519 605 502
PENNSYLVANIA 2846 4166 3961 681 990 931
OHIC 2204 2060 1543 533 476 364
INDIANA 1765 19.0 1465 417 452 245
ILLINOIS 11.5 12.7 11.2 274 302 267
MICHIGAN 181.0 176.0 17740 45310 4190 492146
19464 2240 2340 462 524 548
13.0 led 13.3 310 274 317
10wA 2/ 1.5 lel 265 36 26 60
MLooOURT Se7 45 360 136 107 7
DEL. 2/ AND MDs 660 5a 468 143 129 114
VIRGINIA 2344 19.5 18.0 557 464 429
WEST VIRGINIA 18.1 2140 19.0 431 500 452
NORTH CAROLINA 11.7 13.3 12.5 279 317 298
SOUTH CAROLINA 2/ 1.6 168 204 38 43 57
IDAHO +6 25 5 14 12 12
COLORADO 342 304 02 ca 61 5
New MEXICO 2/ 05 a2 el 12 5 2
ASHINGTON 720 560 720 167 119 167
OREGON 209 205 368 69 60 90
CALIFORNIA 2240 2604 21.0 162 - 629 500
OIHER Si ATES Sel 1066 6.7 217 252 160
UNITED STATES 692.9 67264 64646 165501 162009 155396

1/ IN COMMERCIAL ORCHARD OF 100 OR MORE PEAR AGE TREESe
2/ VARIETAL TSTIMATES FOR 1972 PROJECTED USING 4 3 YEAR AVERAGE PERCENT
APPLIF2 TC TRS JULY FURFCAST.

CROP PRODUCTIONs AUGUST 1972 B26 CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRS» USDA


DRY EDIEL® BEANS 1/
ACREAGE YIELD PER PRODUCT LON
STATE HARVESTED FOR TNDT=
HARVEST CATED
ly7y lyTh Ly?e i970 | i971] 1972 | is7o i371} 1972
1,000 ACRES POUNDS 1,000 CWT
NY 65 62 36 15150 12280 999 748 794 376
MICH 590 59u 630 49040 15010 15159 64136 53959 74245
INN 1s 17 35 15300 19400 15350 234 238 473
N DAK 24 26 63 12350 15300 15300 324 338 819
NEBR 66 82 84 15800 15850 15960 15548 19517 14596
KANS 21 7 7 2,000 15200 15309 210 84 91
MONT ql ll il 19700 1,700 15706 187 187 187
IDAHO 165 liu 113 15680 15840 15850 15974 259024 2,091
WYO 30 25 27 19670 14600 19820 5ol 450 491
colo 233 2le 205 £50 910 8300-19998 19929-14702
NOMEX 4 2 2 660 730 739 24 15 15
UTAH 20 19 13 430 330 420 86 63 76
WASH 33 26 25 29000 15650 12950 660 429 488
CALE
LARGE LIMA 34 25 19640 15760 558 398 440
wABY LIMA 26 19 19840 15820 478 400 B46
OTHER 114 lid 19430 19610 19630 25343) 1s ?71
TOTAL CALIF] 174 154 19532 1Ls447 15666 22666 25142 24556
Udy 19416 15397 14412 19221 15209 15470 172296 lest 209763
1/ EXCLUDES DEANS GROWN FOK GAKOEN SEED.
ORY FIELD PEAS 1/
ACREAGE YIELO PER ACH PRODUCTION
STATE HARVESTED FOR INDI= INDI-
HARVEST CATED CATED
i970 [1971 L972 igs?o fu ig7z { 1970 197i} 1972
11000 ACRES POUNLS 1,000 CWT
MINN 7 7 5 15100 1,600 1400 °T 112 Te
N DAK 2 2 165 950 1,350 1500 19 27 23
IDAHO 104 78 51 19435 15897 9470 19492 14480 750
WASH 135 106 65 19202 2,092 19750 15599 25217 15138
OREG 3 728 7 15220 14680 19400 61 231 98
Us Se 252 200.8 12945 12294 1,976 15605 39246 39967 25079
1/ EXCLUDES PEAS GROWN FOR SEED.
CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972 B14 CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRS+ USDA


IRISH POTATOES Continued

‘ Acreage 3 Yield per acre 5 Production
Seasonal group = +. : :
and State Harvested F970 Ind. * ty en. es
+ pod 1972 ? : + 1972
f 2970 Fao : :
: 1,000 acres 1,000 cwt.
LATE SUMMER: cont.
Virginia : 9 7 8 80 75 75 72 53 60
West Virginia 2 46 4.1 3.7 75 70 22 345 287 266
North Carolina : 9 9 9 110 15 115 99 104 104
Colorado + 413.3 12.6 10.2 220 255 250 2,926 2,958 2,550
New Mexico 2 25 2.4 2.4 230 200 250 575 480 600
Washington 26.0 20.0 18.0 330 360 365 8,580 = 7,200 6,570
California 62 6.8 5.2 350 330 355 2,135 2,244 1, 846
Total : 121,20 112.8 102.0 246 243 242 29,815 27,465 24,688
FALL: 3
Mr ae 150.0 145.0 135.0 238 260 Sept. 12 35,700 37,700 Sept.
iiew Hampshire 8 7 <6 260 270 " 208 189 "
Vermont 1,2 1,2 el 200 220 " 240 264 "
Massachusetts Su 4.7 22 205 210 “ 1,046 987 "
Rhode Talend 5.1 5.2 9 245 240 " 1,250 1,248 "
Connecticut 3.8 3.7 6 230 230 " 874 851 "
New York-Long Island 23.3 22.6 5 270 230 " 6,291 5,198 ”
-Upstate 33.4 34.5 5 260 230 " 8,684 7,935 "
Pennsylvania 34.5 35.5 5 240 220 " 8,280 7,810 "
8 Eastern-Fal) 257.2 253.1 9 243 246 "62,573 62,182 "
Ohio w.700 ILS 3 230 215 " 2,691 2,473 "
Indiana 5.9 6.1 to) 280 280 . 1,652 1,708 "
Michigae 35.0 35.5 5 250 230 ” 8,750 8,165 "
Wisconsin 36.5 36.0 5 255 265 " 9,308 9,540 ”
Minfiesota 88.0 90.0 +0 130 165 "11,440 14,850 "
North Dakota 117.0 129.0 0 150 155 "47,550 19,995 "
South Dakota 7.5 2.8 4 95 135 " 713° «1,053 "
Nebraska 5.0 5.0 4 220 220 " 1,050 1,050 "
8 Central-Fall 306.6 320.9 1 173 183 53,154 58,834 "
Montana 7.5 7.8 5 205 180 " 1,538 1,404 "
Idaho-10 S: W. Co. 34.0 31.0 0 300 310 " 10,200 9,610 "
~Other Co. 293.0 288.0 ° 220 235 "64,460 67,680 ”
Wyoming 3.6 3.7 6 240 250 " 864 925 "
Colorado 37.0 31.5 +0 270 240 " 9,990 7,560 "
Utah 5.9 5.3 5 170 160 1,003 848 "
Washington 61.0 58.0 Cy) 410 395 25,010 22,910 "
Oreg.-Malheur Co. 21.0 18.5 +0 275 295 ” 5,775 5,458 "
~Other Co. 32.6 29.0 3 290 285 " 9,454 8,265 "
vada 23.7 29.0 7 320 280 " 9,504 8,120 «
© eesiern-Fall : 525.3 501.8 6 262 265 “137,798 132,780 "
Fetel~Fali 2089.1 1,075.8 7.6 233 236 "253,525 253,796 "
UL & 421.3 1,391.3 1° 2.6 229 230 “325,752 319,354 .

12

Af Does noe inclade 1,369,000 ewt. not harve
2/ Breakdown between late summer and fall bos
Cctuber 1.

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972

*d because of economic conditions.

! on 1969-71 percentage harvested before and after

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


ALL OTHER HAY

ACREAGE YleLO PER ACRE PRODUCTLUN

STATE HARVESTED FOR TNDI~ TNOT=
HARVEST CATED CATED
1970 | ig71 | ly72 is7o | 1971} 1972 1970 1971 1972

19000 ACRES TONS 12000 TONS
MAINE 274 288 282 1439 1455 i650 382 446 423
NA 103 103 102-1450 1455 1.60 134 160 163
vt 373 364 357 1064 1475 1.60 61L 637 571
MASS 95 92 96 1675 1485 1.80 166 170 162
RI iv 10 10 1480 14670 1.90 18 17 19
CONN 77. 82 80 1481 1.490 1.90 139 156 152
NY 19512 19469 19480 1687 1490 1470 29834 29791 29516
NJ 74 74 74 1084 1.80 1.75 136 133 130
PA 15244 1,219 19225 1479 1.80 1465 24226 29194 29021
OHIO 2,072 15090 976 1479 1475 1480 19918 15908 19757
IND 481 450 418 1486 1.95 1485 896 878 173
TLL 509 510 450 1492 1690 1480 975 969 810
MICH 350 350 320 1463 1650 1455 572 525 496
WISC 1,053 12069 19187 2019 2020 1490 29319 29352 29255
MINN 1,037 1010 990 1462 14660 1.455 15683 11616 29535
TOWA Tay 688 680 2005 2615 24020 19536 19479 19496
MO 29224 25313 29350 1454 14650 1445 39418 32470 39408
N DAK 29056 19871 19872 14604 14610 1,405 29129 29058 19965
S DAK 29216 29216 29238 287 685490 15936 15884 22014
NEBR 294638 29443 29370 280 695095, 1974 20321 29252
KANS 15259 19297 19290 1,20 1455 1450 19514 25010 19935
“DEL 28 30 27 1693 1.70 1.96 Ba 51 51
MD 258 252 245 1495 1480 5 504 454 453
VA 963 990 970 1.61 1655 15550 15535 19649
WoVA 511 516 500 1433 1440 680 722 725
ie 366 365 339° 1453 1455 560 566 325
sc 218 214 240° 1.73 1470 378 364 408
GA 4iL 419 423° 2,08 2430 853 964 888
FLA 166 176 183° 1472 1.95 286 343 302
KY 15396 19456 19412 1,74 1475 29435 29548 29400
TENN 19279 19318 19275 1448 1445 15894 1,911 19785
ALA 490 497 487 1460 1470 783 B45 779
MISS 634 620 600 1464 1495 15039 15209 15020
ARK 738 695 660 1.60 1.60 15183 Leli2 19023
LA 286 305 275 1.99 1670 562 519 523
OKLA Lel6Z 19255 15280 1.25 1435 15455 19694 19664
TEXAS 2008 2,008 1900 1.69 i.70 39391 39414 39230
MONT 1,333 15240 15200 1.21 14625 1.426 15614 15550 29440
IDAHO 298 289 289° 1447 1660 1.40 437 462 405
wYo 723 701 687 1.00 1400 1.00 126 701 687
coLo 875 8g0 850 1430 1625 1.30 15135 15113 17105
N mex 63 73 68 14634 200 1.40 aii 146 95
ARIZ 38 39 39 2432 2020 2415 88 86 84
UTAH 129 128 134 1453 1450 197 192 188
NEV 261 275 275 1.07 1.30 300 358 303
WASH 404 382 386 1470 1675 1.75 688 669 676
OREG 733 733 710-1456 1460 1.50 15141 19173 1,065
CALIF 755 785 793° 1475 14675 1470 15323 19374 19348
U.S. 355792 35,659 35087 1.48 1.52 1.47 529903 549249 519674
CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972 8-13 CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRS» USDA


Sorghum to be harvested for grain at 14 million acres is 16 percent below last year, but 2
percent above the 1970 acreage for grain. Also contributing to the 2nd largest U. $. sorghum
crop is a record expected yield of 57.5 bushels per acre -- 3.6 bushels above last year and 1.7
bushels above the old record set in 1966. Changes in production forecasts from August I to the
final estimate have averaged 43 million bushels over the past decade -- ranging from negligible
to 128 milfion bushels.

July weather highly favored sorghum grain growth. Moisture is generally plentiful on the
Great Plains where most of the U. S. crop is grown. Yield prospects are vastly improved in
Texas and Oklahoma where drought held the upper hand last year. Yields are equal or slightly
above last season in the remaining Great Plains and Southwest States. The yield outlook is
good in the South. Dry weather lowered prospects in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky.

Crop development ranges from planting in centra) California to 25 percent of the Texas
acreage combined. Greenbugs are present in the Midwest and some farmers hays sprayed for con~
trol. Recent rains and natural predators appear to have the problem in check

OATS: Production of oats is forecast at 737 million bushels, 16 percent less than last year

and 19 percent below 1970. Weather during July favored yield prospects in most States.
However, yield per harvested acre, now forecast at 52.0 bushels, is well below the 1971 record
yield of 55.7 bushels. The 1970 U. S. yield per harvested acre was 49.1 bushels.

Rain and cool weather have delayed harvest. !n many northern States harvest was just
getting underway August }. Changes between the August | forecast and the final estimate for
the U, S. averaged 22 million bushels during the past decade -- ranging from | to 58 million
bushels.

ALL WHEAT: Production of all wheat, forecast at 1,543 million bushels, is 6 percent less than

last year but 13 percent above 1970. The August | forecast is about 8 million
bushels below the July | forecast as a result of declines in spring wheat prospects. Changes
between the August 1 forecast and the final estimates have averaged 22 million bushels ranging
from |. million to 60 million. The indicated yield of all wheat is forecast at 32.3 bushels per
acre, second only to last year's record high of 33.8 bushels, Grain was expected to be har-
vested from 47,8 million acres, | percent below last year

WINTER WHEAT: Production of winter wheat is now forecast at 1,196 million bushels, practically

unchanged from the July forecast, 3 percent above last year's crop and 8 percent
above 2 years earlier. The U. S. yield is indicated at 33.8 bushels per acre compared with
35.2 last year and 33.3 bushels in 1970. .

Combining of the large Kansas winter wheat crop was in the cleanup stage shortly after mid-
July despite Intermittent wet weather which began in late June. Wheat harvest in Nebraska was
continuing at a slow pace around August | as high humidity and showers persisted. About ninety
percent of the acreage was combined with most of the remaining acreage in the Panhandle. Harvest
in South Dakota got underway the third week in July but operations were slowed by rain, which
was causing considerable lodging. Only 31 percent of the acreage was combined, far behind the
normal of 73 percent and last year's 90 percent. Colorado's winter wheat was 90 percent har~
vested with good progress the latter half of July.

Yield per acre was a record high in Indiana and equalled the record 197! yield in itlinols.
Combining was nearly complete in Missouri and Illinois by mid-July. Harvest in Michigan was
about half complete by the end of July, compared with over 90 percent a year earlier. Wind and
rain caused considerable lodging. Combining in Ohio and Indiana was 85 and 90 percent complete
respectively -- each 5 points behind average for the date.

Montana's important northcentral area received precipitation in July, but generally too late
to help winter wheat. The August ) forecast is unchanged from a month earlier. Combining was
underway in central and southeastern parts of the State in late July. In Idaho, harvest had
progressed In southern areas but only limited progress had been made in northern counties. Har-
vest in eastern Idaho had started at lower elevations but was interrupted by rain and hail in
late July. Yield prospects were up in Washington and Oregon. Washington weather ‘in late July
was warm and relatively dry. Harvest was well underway in early areas and just beginning in
later areas. Oregon harvest started in mid-July.

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 A-8 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


SPRING WHEAT OTHER THAN DURUM

ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION

STATE HARVESTED FOR INDI ~ TNDT=
HARVEST CATED CATED

lg7o_ 1971: | 1972 1970 | 1971] 1972 1970 1971 1972

19000 ACRES BUSHELS 1000 BUSHELS

Wisc ole 14 16 14 3140 31.0 31.0 434 496 434
MINN 781 15437 19380 2745 38.0 31.0 219478 541606 425780
N DAK 45686 69514 59140 23,0 3145 27.0 1079778 205+191 1384780
S DAK 15184 19595 19120 1945 28.0 26.0 239088 441660 299120
MONT 1,711 25327 19780 23,5 23.0 24.0 409209 535521 429720
IDAHO 206 286 234 46.0 5240 48.0 99476 149872 119232
WYO is 25 26 19 2340 25.0 25.0 575 650 475
COLO Vv 42 57 48 27.0 24.0 21.0 19134 15368 14008
UTAH 1s 28 28 24 4460 44.0 42.0 rer 19232 1,008
NEV Vv 5 5 5 3660 3540 40.0 180 175 200
dASH 103 291 155 25.0 31,0 29.0 29575 99021 49495
OREG 1s 38 72 50 3360 34.5 3340 15254 22484 19650
us 8,823 129654 99969 2347 3007 2765 2099413 3889276 2739902

1/ ESTIMATES FORK CURRENT YEAR CARRIED FORWARD FROM EARLIER FORECAST.

DURUM WHEAT

ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION

STATE HARVESTED FOR INDI- TNDI=

HARVEST CATED CATED

1970 }1971 | 1972 1970 j 1971] 1972 1970 1971 1972

19000 ACRES BUSHELS 12000 BUSHELS

NI 27 40 29 3040 38,5 33.0 810 17540 957

N “DAK 19752 22400 29256 2540 32,5 29.0 435800 739000 659424

S.DAK 105 140 oT 2060 30.0 28.0 29100 49200 29716
ee

MONT: 124 160 120 2545 23,0 3040 39162 39680 39600

~~ CALIF 1s 10 10 4 65.0 40,0 40.0 650 400 160

us” 25018 29750 27506 2540 3149 2901 509522 87820 729857

1/ ESTIMATES FOR CURRENT YEAR CARRIED FORWARD FROM EARLIER FORECAST»

WHEAT: PRODUCTION BY CLASSES, FOR THE UNITED STATES

: WINTER : SPRING + WHITE
YEAR : HARD > SOFT : HARD : DURUM CWINTER & TOTAL
z RED. : RED i RED i i SPRING) :
2 1,000 BUSHELS
1970 : 760,344 182,611 197,627 50,522 179,121 1,370,225
1971 : 759,041 221,360 366,400 87,820 204,895 1,639,516
1372 1/ : 763,770 233,430 260,259 72,857 212,896 1,543,112

1/ INDICATED AUGUST 1, 1972.
‘oy

:

CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972 B-4 CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRS» USDA


APPLES»

COMMERCIAL CROP 2/

PRODUCTION
AREA AND STATE MILLION POUNDS 42 POUND EQUIVALENTS
TNDI= INDI
CATED CATED
1970 1971 1972 is70 1971 1972
12000 UNITS
EASTERN STATES
NEW ENGLAND 31669 33704 333.0 79546 85033 79929
NEW YORK 945.0 92560 15000.0 225500 22024 23810
NEW JERSEY 9960 11020 10540 29357 29619 27500
PENNSYLVANIA 510.0 50540 465.0 125143 12.024 11,071
DELAWARE Vv 1260 12-0 12.0 286 286 286
MARYLAND 6960 6960 60.0 1643 19643 19429
VIRGINIA 46340 48000 450.0 112024 119429 109714
WEST VIRGINIA 24240 27540 230.0 55162 69548 99476
NORTH CAROLINA 223.0 18540 250.0 59310 49405 59952
SOUTH CAROLINA vs 1340 1560 20.0 310 357 476
TOTAL EASTERN STATES | 2289269 2591364 29925,0 685861 699368 699643
CENTRAL STATES
OHIO 13560 150.0 135.0 Bs214 39571 39214
INDIANA 83.0 9000 7560 19976 29143 19786
ILLINOTS 9461 10340 97.0 22240 29452 29310
MICHIGAN 71040 720.0 720.0 169905 175143 179143
WISCONSIN 5840 6540 68.0 19361 19548 19619
MINNESOTA l/s 2540 2365 2640 595 560 619
IOWA Vv 1420 1006 14.6 333 252 348
MISSOURI 5642 5602 60,0 19338 1338 19429
KANSAS Vv 11-6 1540 920 276 357 214
KENTUCKY is 1604 1904 15.5 390 462 369
TENNESSEE vy 920 904 8.5 214 224 202
ARKANSAS 4 77 B66 a) 183 205 188
TOTAL CENTRAL STATES 1922060 1527067 15236.5 293045 309255 29944)
WESTERN STATES
IDAHO $00 90.0 43.0 19429 29143 19024
COLORADO 6340 7460 6.0 29500 19762 143
NEW MEXICO v/ 2565 1240 3.0 607 286 7
UTAH l/s 2765 2540 560 655 595 119
WASHINGTON 1439020 1520060 1500.0 339095 269572 359714
OREGON 115.0 12540 99.0 29738 29976 29357
CALIFORNIA 50060 400.0 440.0 115905 99524 109476
TOTAL WESTERN STATES {2918140 1492620 25096.0 512929 459858 494904
UNITED STATES 6929369 6911001 69257.5 1494855 1455481 148,988

1/ ESTIMATES FOR CURRENT
2/ IN ORCHARDS OF 100 OR

YEAR CARRIED FORWARD FROM EARLIER FORECAST«

MORE BEARING

CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972

B~21

AGE TREES.

CROP REPORTING SOARD» SRS» USDA


APPLES» COMMERCIAL CROP 3/5 BY VARIETIES FOR SELECTED STATES
PRODUCTION
VARIETY AND STATE MILLION POUNDS 42 POUND EQUIVALENTS
TNOI— TNOT=
CATED CATED
1970 1s? ly72 1y70 lyst 1972
1,00U UNITS
CORTLAND
NEW ENGLAND 2548 23.8 614 762 567
YORK 9542 9540 29267 29590 29262
NEW JERSEY 2el 1.3 50 36 31
PENNSYLVANIA ye2 BAG 219 231 200
OHIO 504 Beh 129 133 129
INDIANA 1.0 1.5 24 24 36
MICHIGAN 14.0 305 333 333
WISCONSIN 960 943 214 226 221
MINNESOTA 2/ 35 35 12 12 12
UNITED STAIES 16149 15902 39834 49257 39791
DELICIOUS
ENGLAND 3767 41.9 898 19076 998
NEw YORK 9168 105.9 115.0 259186 29500 29738
NEW JERSEY 2663 3202 3064 626 767 724
PENNSYLVANIA 6140 7204 5548 19452 19724 19329
OHIO 2166 Bush 2545 514 724 607
INDIANA 1660 13.0 16.0 sbi 429 381
ILLINOIS 2lel 2343 2343 50g 555 555
MICHIGAN 9501 15060 120.0 29264 39571 29857
WISCONSIN 406 565 520 110 13i 119
MIANCOUTA 2/ Beh 4od el 3 81
10WA 400 202 95 52 76
MISSOURI 1269 13.5 1668 307 321 400
KANSAS 2/ 260 348 2el 48 90 50
DEL. 2/ AND Ne 1949 1961 1661 414 455 383
VIRGINIA 13802 13865 13549 34290 39298 39236
WEST VIRGINIA 44el 3940 34.0 15050 929 810
NORTH CAROLINA 9803 7640 113.0 25340 19810 25699
SOUTH CAROLINA 2/ i Be2 9eT 12.8 195 231 305
ENTUCKY 2/ 668 Tel 5.9 162 169 140
IDAHO 2805 4540 18.0 679 19071 429
COLORADO 2406 2765 7 586 655 17
NEW MEXICO 2/ 1463 609 1.7 340 164 40
UTAH 2/ 1742 14.9 410 355 67
WASHINGTON 82440 74240 948.0 195619 172667 222572
OREGON 4307 5540 39-2 19041 19310 933
CALIFORNIA 13360 11762 101,0 3167 29790 29405
OTHER STATES 306 405 3.9 86 107 93
UNITED STATES 1980149 1580749 1589164 425903 439046 459035
GRAVENSTEIN
NEw ENGLAND 207 166 64 38 40
CALIFORNIA 114.0 82.0 20714 19952 27238
UNITED STATES 11607 8306 29778 15990 22278
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TARLE.
CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972 B-22 CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRS,» USDA



POPCORN

Acreage
State : - Planted - - - Harvested
: 1970 ° 1971 1/ : 1972 : 1970 i971 1f * 1972
Acres
Ohio : 1260 16.0 17.0 11.5 15.5 16.0
Ind. : 39.0 40.0 41.0 36.0 39.0 40.0
Ill. : 17.0 28.5 16.0 15.0 18.0 15.0
Mich, : 2.6 3.6 3.5 2.5 3.5 3.4
Iowa : 28.0 43.0 39.0 27.0 42.0 38.0
Mo. : 5.3 7.2 7.0 5.0 6.8 6.6
Nebr. : 23.0 25.0 20.0 22.0 24.0 19.0
Kans, : 8.0 8.4 10.4 7.0 8.2 10.0
Ky. : 10.0 10.9 9.2 8.5 10.6 9.0
Other States : 2.2 4.3 3.1 1.9 4.1 2.9
U.S. 1147.1 176.9 166.2 136.4 171.7 159.9
Yield per acre 2/ : Production 2/
State : H 3
1970 : 1971 1/ : 1970 = * = 1971 1/
Pounds 1,000 pounds
Ohio : 2,950 3,500 33,925 54,250
Ind, : 2,600 3,300 93,600 128,700
Ill. 3 2,350 2,900 35,250 52,200
Mich, : 2,200 2,100 5,500 7,350
Towa : 2,000 3,300 54,000 138,600
Mo. : 1,900 3,200 9,500 21,760
Nebr. : 2,600 3,400 57,200 81,600
Kans. : 3,500 4,400 24,500 36,080
Ky. 3 1,725 2,820 14,663 29,892
Other States : 2,545 2,736 4,836 11,218
U. Ss. : 2,441 3,271 332,974 561,650
1/_ Revised.

2/ Of ear corn.

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 B-10 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


August 1, 1972

le

PERCENY
OF NORMAL

80 ond over Good to excellent
65 they 79 Poor to fair
50 they 64 RY Very poor
35 they 49 BM) Severe drought
Under 35 a Extreme deought

‘AS REPORTED BY
CROP CORRESPONDENTS

PK INDICATES CURRENT SUPPLY OF FEED FOR GRAZING ON NON-IRRIGATED PASTURES AND RANGES RELA~
TIVE TO THAT EXPECTED FROM EXISTING STANDS UNDER VERY FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG. SRS 291-7218) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE.

PASTURE FEED CONDITIONS*
August 1, 1971

PERCENT
OF MORMAL
80 and over Good to excellent
65 to BO Poor to fair
50 to 65 GRY Very poor
35 to 50 BRAD Severe drough?
Under 35 QM Extreme drought

445 REPORTED BY
CROP CORRESPONDENTS

INDICATES CURRENT SUPPLY OF PASTURE FEED FOR GRAZING RELATIVE TO THAT EXPECTED
FROM EXISTING STAMOS UMOER VERY FAVORSELE WEATHER CONDITIONS

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG, SRS 257-7442 STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

CROP PROPUCTION, August 1972 A~4 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


GRAPES

} PRODUCTION

STATE TNDICATEO
1970 1971 1972

TONS
NEW YORK 152000 2005009 1495960
NEW JERSEY 14490 15300 1,150
PENNSYLVANIA 459000 575000 39000
OHIO 11,090 195000 142000
MICHIGAN 62000 699090 59 +000
“ISSOURI 25500 35500 49000
NORTH CAROLINA 25200 25800 22409
SOUTH CAROLINA 5200 69300 65209
GEORGIA 12430 15220 15250
ARKANSAS 8200 99209 95500
ART ZONA 10+900 14,000 13600
WASHINGTON 549500 799400 702000
CALIFORNIAs ALL 297633000 35534000 2320000
WINE VARIETIES 5372000 7695000 5702000
TABLE VARIETIES 3369000 4485000 3005000
RAISIN VARTETI 198995009 293179000 19450000

DRIED 1/ 193000 191+000

NOT DRIED 190709900 194395900
us. 391194330 32996,720 256809200

1/ DRIED BASIS 1 TON RAISINS IS EQIIVALENT TO 4,25 TONS OF FRESH
1970 AND 4660 FOR 19716

CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972 3-2¢ CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRS» USDA


PRODUCTION
STATE MILLION PUUWDS 48 POUND EQUIVALENTS
TNDI— TNDI=
CATED CATED
1970 1971 1972 1970 197i 1972
1,000 UNITS
NEW HAMPSHIRE ly “9 1.1 21 23
MASSACHUSETTS iv 460 345 32 73
RHODE ISLAND l/ 26 “4 13 8
CONNECTICUT v Bal 528 3 146 lal
NEW YORK 1942 18.0 490 417 375
NEW JERSEY 91.0 2540 19896 29604 521
PENNSYLVANIA 64.0 80.0 1780 29186 19667
9410 V/ 17.0 3.0 354 583 63
INDIANA Vs B65 22 177 229 4
ILLINOTS 1965 12.0 406 485 259
MICHIGAN 73.0 10.0 19565 19708 208
41 350URI a P02 2061 419 41g 419
KANSAS iv 860 620 1.7 167 125 35
DELAWARE vs 340 Hae 240 63 a3 42
MARYLAND 2340 2340 1540 479 479 313
VIRGINIA 4205 4200 22.0 Be5 875 458
WEST VIRGINIA 2460 2660 13.0 500 542 271
NORTH CAROLINA a 42.0 3540 25.0 875 729 521
SOUTH CAROLINA 270.0 29000 260.0 59625 69042 Be417
GEORGIA l/s} 16940 12500 190.0 24233 29500 39958
uv 1245 1565 6.0 260 323 125
Vv 64S 542 861 142 17 169
is 4000 2760 40.0 833 563 833
V/ 1640 1540 1740 333 313 354
Vv 4040 4340 42.0 833 896 B75
LOUISTANA us 665 660 840 135 125 167
OKLAHOMA, 960 Bo4 602 ied 175 129
TEXAS Ly 3340 520 29.0 58a 104 604
IDAHO 7 960 1540 220 168 313 42
COLORADO 2005 2209 720 427 477 146
UTAH is 1360 1360 2.0 271 271 42
HASHING TON bO.O 4005 3220 533 844 667
OREGON ly 10.0 14.9 5.0 208 292 104
CALIFORNIAWFREESTONE 400.0 40460 350.0 85233 be4l7 79292
TOTAL ABOVE 19574.0 1961069 15262, Se978e 539564 269296
CALIFORNIA-CLINGSTONE 2/]1944269 1527820 19260.0 3Os042 269625 269250
UNETED STATES 3901640 2988869 25522.1 825834 609189 529546

1/ ESTIMATES FOR CURRENT YCAR CARRIED FORWARD FRO*| SARLIER FO
2/ INCLUDES CULLS ANP CANNERY DIVERSIONS AS FOLLOWS CIN MILLION
1970-19640; 1971-122.0.

CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972 e~27 CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRS» USDA


Production in the Eastern States is forecast at 2,925 million pounds. Total production
last year was 3,150 million pounds with 2,913 million pounds utilized. Rainy weather in July
prevailed in New England causing a heavier than normal fruit drop. In New York, the crop is
developing adequately. Some early varieties, such as Lodi, are being picked. Except for
Rome Beautys, which have a light set, prospects are good. In New Jersey, Rome Beauty and
Stayman have a Tight set compared with last year. Marketing of the summer crop continues.
The Pennsylvania crop is sizing well and beginning to show good color on early apples. Lodi
and Transparent varieties were being picked during the latter part of July. Some orchards
have sustained extensive hail damage. In Maryland fruit set is spotty with a light set in many
orchards of Red Delicious and York Imperial. The Virginia crop made good growth during July
and the crop sized well. All areas have sufficient soil moisture. Red Delicious have a good
set while the York Imperial have a light set. In West Virginia, the crop made good growth;
however, quality may be below normal because of hail and scab damage. North Carolina apples
are in fair to good condition. Red and Golden Delicious prospects are above last year but
down slightly for Rome Beauty.

In the Central States, prospects are for 1,237 million pounds production. Last year tota
production was 1,316 million pounds of which 1,271 million pounds were utilized. The Ohio crop
is sizing well with good quality. Indiana growers have had few problems with disease and
insects, and quality is better than normal. Fruit size in 1)linois is smaller than normal be-
cause of dry weather. Michigan's crop is sizfng wel] and summer apples are being harvested in
the southwest area. Production of Golden and Red Delicious is expected to be less than last
year. With limited hail and scab damage, weather in Wisconsin favored a heavy crop. Missouri's
apple crop is nearing maturity. Harvest will begin in southern areas about mid-August.

Western apple production is forecast at 2,096 million pounds. Total production last year
was 1,934 million pounds, and 1,926 million pounds were utilized. In Idaho, the Delicious
variety is down substantially from last year because of freezes in April. Less affected were
the later-blooming varieties, Rome, Jonathan, and Golden Delicious. The Colorado crop was
severely damaged by freezes in April which reduced prospects for all varieties. Washington's
apple crop in both major producing areas has grown well with quality and size expected to be
good. Red and Golden Delicious have a heavy set. Oregon apples are sizing well. In Cali-
fornia, harvest of Gravensteins is proceeding. Recent hot weather caused considerable droppage
but a large percentage will be salvaged for processing.

PEACHES: The 1977 neach erep is expected to total 2.5 billion pounds, 13 percent below last year
and 16 percent below 1970. Excluding California's Clingstone crop, used mostly for
canning, production is forecast at nearly 1.3 billion pounds, 22 percent below 1971.

Prospects Improved from last month in South Carolina, but declined in New Jersey, Michinan,
Virginia, West Virainia, Colorado, and California.

In the Middle Atlantic States, harvest was active for midseason varieties such as Sunhaven
and Redhaven. in Pennsylvania, harvest of early peaches is underway.

tn Michigan, the most important Central State, damage to peaches last January has turned out
to be even worse than anticipated, Practically no peaches are for harvest in the Important
Berrien County area.

In the West, harvest was underway by the first week of Auaust in all States.: Marketing order

requlations now in effect in Colorado are expected to limit the marketable quantity to 7.0 million
pounds. In Washington, harvesting of Redhavens and Nixtreds is underway. Thus far, good quality
and size fruit has been packed out. In California, picking of Freestone peaches continues active,

with Regular and Fay Elbertas and Rio Oso Gems being harvested.

Harvesting of California's Clinastone peach cron started about two weeks ahead of normal.
Hot weather in July hastened maturity and fruit did not size as well as expected earlier.

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 A-15 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


POTATOES: The late summer potato crop is forecast at 24,688,000 éwt., 5 percent (1,067,000 cwt.)

more than on July 1, but 10 percent below the 1971 crop of 27,465,000 cwt. The 102,000
acres for harvest is less than the 112,800 in 1971. Average yield of 242 ewt. per acre is
similiar to the 243 cwt. last year.

Periods of excessive rainfall and high temperatures in July continued to plague the
Long Island, New York crop, and resulted in lower August 1 prospects. But, production prospects
for August 1 were higher than the July 1 forecast for other major producing late summer States,
except in California, where they were unchanged.

Although the crop is maturing later than usual, harvest is underway on Long Island and in
southern New Jersey. Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota have had cool, weather for harvesting.
Digging started in the Arkansas Valley of Colorado in mid-July and in northeastern Colorado a
week later. The Washington harvest was underway efter mid-July and has progressed rapidly.

Production of early summer potatoes is estimated at 10,929,000 cwt., slightly higher than
the July 1 forecast of 10,889,000 cwt., but 4 percent below 1971. Virginia's Eastern Shore
expects to complete digging by mid-August. Harvest was active in Delaware although slowed by
rains, The sand Mountain area of Alabama expects to complete digging by mid-August. Harvest
peaked in late July for the High Plains area of Texas but supplies should be available until
early September.

The fall 1972 potato acreage for harvest estimates included in this report are carried
forward from the July 1 Crop Production report. The September 12 report will include any revisions
in fall acreage for harvest.

SWEETPOTATOES: Production of sweetpotatoes for 1972 is forecast at 12,170,000 cwt., 4 percent

more than both the July 1 estimate and the 1971 production of 11,718,000 cwt.
Maryland and California are the only States where production prospects for August 1 are below
a month ago, Moisture supplies are mostly adequate and warmer July weather helped crop development.
Harvesting is underway in the early areas of the southern States, Louisiana shipped its first
carlot of "yams" in late June. Digging was becoming general by August 1 and was expected to be
in full swing by mid-August, The early harvest in the Breaux Bridge-Arnaudville area was at
the three-quarter mark by August 1. The, southern San Joaquin Valley of California started
harvesting in early August.

PASTURE AND RANGE: Reported pasture and range feed condition on August 1, 1972 in the 48 States
was 81 percent of normal, down 1 percentage point from July 1, but 4 points
above a year ago and 3 points above the 1961-70 average for the date.

Pasture condition in all North Atlantic States declined slightly during July but on August 1
was well above last year and average. Most North Central States reported seasonal declines from
July 1 and Iowa condition remained unchanged while Indiana, Wisconsin and Kansas showed slight
increases. South Dakota condition at 96 percent of normal was highest of the 48 States for the
second consecutive month,

In the South Atlantic States reported pasture feed condition ranged from 82 percent in
‘gia to 95 percent in Virginia. Only Georgia improved over a month ago. Nonseasonal gains
wie shown in all South Central States except Oklahoma and Texas.

The Southwest continues to need more rain. Some improvement in pasture and range feed
condition was reported for New Mexico, but the Northwest corner is extremely dry. California's

reported 51 percent equaled the July 1 condition and continued, as it has throughout this season,
to be the lowest among the 48 States.

CROP REPORTING BOARD

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 A-17 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Harvested Acreage, Yield, and Production, United States

+ Aoreaze Gn thousands) Yield per acre Production (In thousands)
Crop and unit ; Harvested harvest: : : Indi- 2 ndicated
: s————: 1970: 1971 : cated 1970} a971t 4972 If
: 1970 : 1971 : 1972 1/; : : 1972 1/ :
Potatoes
\inter 19 18 16 191 172 151 3,582 3,088 2,355
Early Spring, wn 29 26 16h 128 138 4,757 3,735 3,556
Late Spring 81 73 7 261 255 253 21,150 19,923 17,829
Sweet cherries 122 140 94
Tart cherries 118 139 153
Apricots 176 150 132
Nectarines : 66 69 70
Plums (Ca) moe 123 101 105
Dried Prunes (CA) "= 200 13h 95

1/ Estimates carried forward from earlier forecast.

THDEX NUMBERS OF CROP PRODUCTION AND YIELD
UNITED STATES, 1963-72 (1967=100)

Production

* Cotton ¢

: crops
Tonnes? BL

1963 : 95 37 92 76 vt 207 10 75 a4

1964, : 93 76 93 By nei 206 13 75 92

1965 2 9 89 97 87 10 202 9h 30 100

1966 : 95 oo 96 87 100 29 935 96 98

1967 : 100 100 100 190 100 100 100 100 190

1960 : 103 35 109 105 116 143 87 12 you

1969 : 104 99 100 37 129 135 a 15 107

1970 : 100 90 99 31 Wg 137 97 7 102

1971 3/ :112 "7 106 107 122 ie) so 119 10

1972 AY sO 10% 102 Tor 193 178 87 128 109
1/ Includes vegetables, fruits, nuts, and some other crops not in separate qroups shown, and
farm qardens.

2/ Computed from yields of 18 field crops per acre harvested and yields of 10 fruit crops per acre
of bearing age combined in proportion to their relative values durina the 1967 period.

Vo Prelininary,

4/ Indicated.

CROP REPORTING BOARD:

6. M. Graham, Chairman,

M. L. Koehn, Secretary,
J. ML Kirkbride, 3. L. SIson,

APPROVED: Mo. Bair, 4, 0, Seller,

J. L. Aschweae, M. Bay,
uC. Cross, L. Doctor,
%. €. Fisher, G. D. Hasennyer,
H. tt. Nevillians, Dd. E. Murfield,
$. 9. Phillinpi, H. F. Prindle,
S. J. Pscodna, A, L. Sandbera,
£. 6. Rock, D. D. Williamson,
J. Ks Sands, R. W. Young,

ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 An3 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


SUGARBEETS

ACREAGE |__YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION
: FOR INDI- INDI-
STATE HARVESTED HARVEST CATED CATED
1979 ig7l 1972 11970 lig7: [1972 | 1970 1971 1972
19000 ACRES TONS 1,000 TONS
OHIO 3961 4163 4360 1868 2167 1940 735 896 817
MICH 8949 8246 8760 2143 17el 1760 1,923 1941514479
MINN 15945 L1e5 11260 1260 1549 1360 15812 19774 19456
N DAK 93.3 7307 7.0 11eF 1663 1265 13070 15204 925
NEBR 7867 1767 83.0 1763 1863 1960 14365 1542519577
KANS 4309 3920 35.0 16s1 1769 1 706 697 578
TEXAS 2868 2002 2560 2040 2245 2340 575 454 575
MONT 56.9 46.7 4720 1642 1946 1840 922 916 846
IDAHO 16869 «16348 = 17640 1844 «1965 18.0 35104 35197 34168
Wyo 5940 61.7 57.0 1642 20.0 20.0 955 14234 1s 140
COLO 14542-13869 14220-1664 18.0 1760 25383 29501 25414
ARIZ 19.6 1067 11601442 2142 2240 278 227 242
UTAH 2961 2468 22.0 16.5 1847 18.0 479 463 396
WASH 6146 78.2 9360 1904 2503 2465 15197 19975-24279
OREG 2003 2001 2260 2009 2341 2320 424 464 506
CALIF 1/.| 32065 34605 33040 2660-2346 25,0 18,342 8168 8 250
OTHER .
STATES B40 202 206 1heB 1668 1662 ile 37 42
US. 141363 1933906 15361466 1847 2062 1946 265378 275047 _ 26,600
T/RELATES TO YEAR OF HARVEST. INCLUDES SOME ACREAGE CARRIED OVER TO THE
FOLLOWING SPRING.
SUGARCANE FOR SUGAR AND SEED
ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION
HARVESTED INDI~ INDI- INDI-
STATE carED CATED caTeD
1970 1971 1972 | 1970 }1971 | 1972 _| 1970 1971 i972
19000 ACRES TONS 1,000 TONS
FLA 17804 19966 25240-33461 3107 3440 55906 ©3298 GB
LA 286.0 32620 35060 2640 2146 2540 79447 973-89 750
HAWATI 119s5 12205-11640 8941 2867 9340 109643 10,870 109788
Us Se 58309 64801 71860 Alel 3743 3941 235996 249172 289106
CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972 58-20

CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRSs USDA



RYE

ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION
STATE HARVESTED FOR TNDI~ INDT—
7 HARVEST CATED CATED
3970 }1973] 1972 2970 $1971] 1972 1970 2972 1972
15000 ACRES BUSHELS 1,000 BUSHELS

NY 19 16 13° 31,0 30.0 29.0 589 480 377
NJ uv 12 10 9 25.0 25,0 23.0 300 250 207
PA 16 22 19 31.5 34.0 29.0 504 748 551
OHIO 15 15 10 2740 31,0 30.0 405 465 300
IND 18 16 12 2345 2740 260 423 432 312
TLL 27 28 20 22.0 23,0 2345 594 644 470
MICH 42 34 29 26460 2440 2740 1092 816 783
WISC 17 18 15 22.0 23,0 20.0 374 414 300
MINN 100 170 105 2740 27.0 26.0 2700 49590 24730
10WA lv 5 6 5 26.0 24.0 26.0 130 144 130
MO 17 18 14 2340 23.0 25.0 391 414 350
N OAK 191 300 142 2940 3245 30.0 59539 99750 45260
S DAK 274 352 290 3360 36.0 35.0 99042 129672 105150
NEBR 210 235 49 2640 28.0 24.0 59460 69580 19176
KANS 86 126 45 2260 22,0 22.0 1,892 29640 990
DEL Vv 9 8 7 24.0 2740 2340 216 216 161
MD 15 14 13 25.0 26.0 25,40 375 364 325
VA 20 22 20° 27.0 25.0 24.0 540 550 480
NC 14 14 14 2340 23.0 22.0 322 322 308
a 22 23 230 2140 24,0 22.0 462 552 506
GA 72 85 80 2360 23.0 21.0 19656 19955 15680
KY ‘7A 7 7 6 2700 28.0 25.0 189 196 150
TENN Vv 5 5 6 2200 22.0 2240 110 110 132
OKLA 52 52 58 18.0 15.0 20.0 936 780 15160
TEXAS 39 27 35 1465 14.0 18460 566 378 630
MONT o1/ 3 7 5 1740 27.0 23.0 136 189 115
IDAHO 1/ 8 7 6 2840 30.0 28.0 224 210 168
wyo Vv 14 qT 14 2040 25,0 22.0 280 425 308
COLO 82 100 30 21.0 18.0 17.0 15722 12800 510
WASH 65 55 45 20,0 2740 28.0 29300 17485 19260
OREG 14 14 14 2540 26.0 2440 350 364 336
Us S. 1,495 15817 191532660 28.0 2742 389819 502935 319315

1/ ESTIMATES FOR CURRENT YEAR CARRIED FORWARD FROM EARLIER FORECAST.
CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972 B-8 CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRS» USDA

AG


HARVESTED ACREAGE, YIELD, AND PRODUCT.LON

ITED STATES I/, AS OF AUGUST 1, 1972

Vie

:Acreage (in thousands) =

d pet acre

Production (In thousands) 2/

‘ ad unit Harvested * For ? —
fop and un harvest 1970 + 1971 : indicate,
1972? 7 17 July 7, ‘Aug. Ty
—--- 4 2 _ 4972 1972

Corn for grain 63,819 57,141 71.6 96.8 86.6 4,099,493 5,540,253 4,947, 986
Sorghum for qrain 16,601 13,975 50.7 53.9 57.5 696,454 895,349 803,168
oats 15,734 14,181 49.1 55.7 52.0 908,702 875,775 711,908 736,775
Barley 10,135 9,640 42.6 45.6 42.4 409,780 462,464 407,635 409,085
AML wheat 48,453 47,839 31.0 33-8 32.3 1,370,225 1,639,516 1,550,667 1,543,112

Winter 33,049 35,364 33.3 35.2 33.8 1,110,290 1,163,420 1,195,199 1,196,353

Durum 2,750 2,506 25.0 31.93 29.1 50,522 87,820 77,301 72,857

Other Spring 12,654 9,969 23.7 30.7 27.5 209,413 388,276 = 278,167 273,902
Rice 3/ 1,818 1,8194,615 4,638 4,722 83,754 84,315 85,888
Popcorn 1602, 441 332,974
Rye 1,817. 1,153 26.0 28.0 27.2 38,819 50,935 30,798 31,315
Soybeans for beans 42,409 45,846 26.7 27.6 27.7 1,123,740 1,169,361 1,269,616
Flaxseed 1,580 1,252 10.4 (11.8 11.4 29,970 18,653 14,240
Peanuts for nuts 1,454 —1,4902,03) 2,067 2,155 2,979,465 3,003,693 3,210,560
Cotton 3/ 14470,913,161.1 438 438 -487--10,192,1 10, 473.0 13,343.1
AIL hay 3,265 62,543 203 2.07 2.04 127,465 130,954 137,822
Alfalfa hay 27,606 27,456 2.75 2.78 2.77 74,562 76, 705 76,148
Al other hay 35,659 35,087 1.48 1.52 1.47 52,903 54,249 51,674
Dry beans 3/ 13337 1,4121,221 1,209 1,470 17,296 16,168 20,763
Dry peas 3/ 200.8 129.51,294 1,976 1,605 3,248 3,967 2,079
Potatoes

Early summer n 71 159 147 154 12,923 11,347 10,889 10,929

Late summer 13 102 246 243. 242 29,815 27,465 23,621 24, 688

Fall 4/ 1,076 998 233 236 253,525 253,796 4)

Total 4/ 1,391 1,283 229230 325,752 319,354 4

Sweetpotatoes 1A 116 105 = 03, 10513, 409 11,718 11,692 22,170
Tobacco 839 8472,121 2,034 2,032 1,907,803 1,707,313 1,720,270
Sugarcane for

sugar and seed ton seh 648 718 41,1 37.3 3962 23,996 24,172 28,106
Sugarbeets 1,413 1,340 1,362 18.7 20.2 19.6 26,378 27,047 26,690
Broomcorn 90 65 293 313 13 10
Hops 3/ Ib. 28 29 301,656 1,718 1,720 45,863 49,663 51,250
Pasture and Range 5/ pct. 78 7 81
Apples, com'!.

crop Ibs. 6,293.9 6,110.1 6,248.5 6,257.5
Peaches ” 3,016.0 2,888.9 2,555.1 2,522.1
Pears tons 537 701 559 564
Grapes " 3,119 3,997 2,680
Prunes & plums,

Other States " a7 64 137

U7 Yield th pounds.

T except for sugarcane. 2/ Apples & peaches Tn million pounds. 3.
5/ Pasture & range condition as of First of month. Percentage

17 Does not include Alaska @ Haws
Ty First forecast will be published Sept. 12, 1972.

Shown in 1970 yield column is the 1961-70 average.

Grop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 A-2


SWEETPOTATOES

ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION

STATE HARVESTED FOR INOI- INDI=
HARVEST CATED CATED

1970 1971 1972 1970 1971 1972 1970 1971 1972

1000 ACRES CWTe 19000 Cwle
NJ 168 165 105 100 115 105 180 173 156
MD 2el 202 204 140 140 135 294 308 324
VA B69 720 Tel 117 136 lig 29041 966 B45
NC 2400 2360 2460 160 145 140 35840 35335 39360
sc¢ 205 200 202 75 75 80 188 150 176
GA WS 708 843 80 85 80 600 663 664
TENN 208 203 203 93 100 105 266 230 262
ALA 48 520 408 83 85 a7 398 42> 416
MISS 11.0 10.0 920 90 95 95 990 950 855
ARK le7 16 165 60 80 75 136 128 113
LA 4200 3560 3540 90 85 95 35780 29975 39325
TEXAS 13.0 1065 1265 80 73 383 15040 Tbs 12063
CALIF Se7 57 5e7 115 110 210 656 627 627
Us Sy 12768 11366 11603 105 103 105 139409 11s718 125170
HOPS

ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION

STATE :_ HARVESTED 3 > IND. ? : + IND.

2 497 1970: 1971 : 4973 : 1970 : 1971 Vt 4972 2/

: 3 : : tous : :

: 1,000 ACRES POUNDS 1,000 POUNDS
IDAHO : 3.3 3.4 3.8 1,540 1,690 1,750 5,082 5,746 6,650
WASH. : 18.7 18.9 19.3 1,680 1,730 1,750 31,416 32,697 33,775
OREG. : 4.3 5.1 5.2 1,670 1,700 1,600 7,181 8,670 8,320
CALIF, : 1.4 1.5 15 1,560 1,700 1,670 2,184 2,550 2,505
U. Ss. : 27.7 28.9 29.8 1,656 1,718 1,720 45,863 49,663 51,250

TT eR veeTED PRODUCTION. 1971 INCLUDES HOPS PLACED IN RESERVE UNDER FEDERAL MARKET
ORDER .

2/ TOTAL PRODUCTION. QUANTITIES AVAILABLE FOR MARKET WILL BE GOVERNED BY
REGULATIONS ISSUED UNDER FEDERAL MARKET ORDER 991.

CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972 0-32 CROP REPORTING GUARD» SKS» USDA


COTTON

7 Acreage 7 Lint yield per H Production 17
State t Harvested : For harvested acre :_ 480-1b. net weight bales
: t tharvest e723 Hi + 1972
1970 197) 1972 1970 197) indie. + 1979 197) indie.
: 1,000 acres Pounds 1,000 bales
North Carolina : 160 175 175 464 371 343 155 135 125
South Carolina : 290 320 360 349 Ala 373 2 275 280
Georgia : 380 385 420 368 466 457 292 374 400
Tennessee : 390 425 480 483 597 600 392 528 600
Atabama : 538 558 590 453, 551 549 507 640 675
Missouri 1 250 313 ao 43 614 575 22h 401 491
Mississippi : 1,190 1,325 1,622 658 613 651 1,631 1,693 2,200
Arkansas : 1,070 1,140 4,415 40 520 543 1,048 1,236 1,600
Louisiana : 450 500 670 585 $76 609 52i 600 850
Okiahoma : 450 396 488 206 215 250 193 77 254
Texas, All : 4,896.0 4,735.4 5,259.5 315 265 3g 35209-1 2,614.3 3,632
Upland : 4,870.0 4,700.0 5/125 3S 263 337 3,190.5 2,579 3,600
Amer.-Pima 26.0 35.4 34.5 342 478 431 18.6 35.3 31
New Mexico, AIF: 141.3 150.6 149.0 486 490 509 V2.9 153.3 158
Upland 126.0 130.0 139 504 493 317 132.3 133 140
Amer. -Pima 15.3 20.6 19.0 334 473 455 10.6 20.3 18
Arizona, All : 273.8 285.4 326.0 859 854 879 489.9 508.1 597
Upland 2 2h1.0 241.0 280 920 928 950 462.1 466 554
Amer.-Pima 32.8 4h 46.0 407 456 489 27.8 42.1 43
California, All: 662.4 TH.6 — g74.4 BAL 723 802 1,160.3 1,117.4 1,460.4
Upland 662.0 741.0 B74 84r 723 802 1,160.0 1,117 1,460
Aner. -Pima 4 +6 4 335 325 480 3 : 4
Virginia : 4.3 42 4.4 384 247 251 3.4 2.2 2.3
Florida 8.2 9.3 9.0 436 602 480 7.4 W7 9.0
Wlinois oA 8 1.3 245 242 480 2 4 1.3
Kentucky 3.4 4.3 5.4 344 573 525 24 5.1 5.9
Nevada 2.2 23 2.1 545 319 731 2.5 1s 3,2
United States:
Upland + 17,085.5 11,369.9 13,061.2 439 438 487 10,134.8 10,374.9 13,250.7
Amer.-Pima 74.5 101.0 99.9 369 466 444 57.3 98.1 92.4
All Cotton 1 1],160.0 11,470.9 23,161.1 438 438 487 10,192.1 10,473.0 13,343.12
1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 B-16 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


APPLES» COMMERCIAL CROP 1/5 BY VARIETIES FOR SELECTED STATES CON.
PRODUCTION
VARIETY AND STATE MILLION POUNDS 42 POUND EQUIVALENTS
INDI= INDI
CATED CATED
197 197 1972 170 1971 197
1,000 UNITS
STAYMAN
NEW ENGLAND 143 160 7) 31 24 21
NEw JERSEY 19463 2301 1949 460 550 474
PENNSYLVANIA 8549 8503 66.5 22045 2031 195383
OHIO 1662 1902 1640 385 457 381
INDIANA 640 640 4.5 143 143 107
MICHIGAN 17.0 1900 17.0 405 452 405
DEL. AND MDe 1466 1367 12.3 248 326 293
VIRGINIA 6003 6500 5647 19436 19548 19350
WEST VIRGINIA 2669 30-0 2540 640 714 595
NORTH CAROLINA 3004 1940 2540 724 452 595
SOUTH CAROLINA 2/ 1.0 165 168 24 36 43
OTHER STATES 567 4o7 303 136 112 79
UNITED STATES 284.6 28745 248.9 6778 69845 59926
WINESAP
INDIANA 1.0 140 1.0 24 24 24
ILLINOIS 169 267 2.3 45 64 55
MISSOURI 2.8 Bot 264 67 8l 5T
KANSAS 2/ 265 269 1.3 60 48 31
DEL» 2/ AND MD. 1.0 Led 1.0 24 24 24
VIRGINIA 3302 3600 3065 790 857 729
WEST VIRGINIA 4.9 540 540 117 11g 119
NORTH CAROLINA 203 149 2.0 55 45 43
TDAHO 162 9 oe) 29 21 12
COLORADO 202 3e7 3 52 88 7
WASHINGTON 15361 10240 105.0 39645 22429 2+500
CALTFORNIA 540 404 540 11g 105 119
OTHER STATES 1.5 2e1 9 36 50 22
UNITED STATES 21246 16661 157.3 52063 34955 35746
YELLOW NEWTOWN
OREGON 5066 4807 40.0 19205 19160 952
CALIFORNIA 11660 9746 136.0 25762 29324 34236
UNITED STATES 16606 14602 176.0 35967 39484 4,190
YORK IMPERTAL
PENNSYLVANIA 15263 131.2 11241 39626 39124 21669
DEL» 2/ AND MD. 1545 1529 1146 369 379 276
VIRGINIA 11440 127.5 103.5 29714 32036 29464
WEST VIRGINIA 7660 100.0 7140 1.a190 25381 19699
OTHER STATES 162 8 a) 29 19 19
UNITED STATES 35940 37544 29940 89548 83939 79118
SEE FOOTNOTES AT END’ OF TABLE.
CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972 B-25

CROP REPORTING BOARDs SRS, USDA


ALL HAY

ACREAGE YIECD_PER_ACRE PRODUCTION

STATE HARVESTED TNOT~ TNDI=-
CATED CATED

1970-1971 1970 1971 Ji972 1970 1971 1972

19060 ACRES TONS 1,000 TONS

MAINE 290 304 297 1441 1457 1.52 408 478 449
NH 124 124 122 1665 1469 14674 204 209 212
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CROP PRODUCTION» AUGUST 1972 B-11 CROP REPORTING BOARD+ SRS» USDA


TOBACCO: Production of all tobacco is forecast at 1,720 million pounds, up 1 percent from the

1971 production of 1,707 million pounds. An increase in burley, fire-cured, and cigar
binder more than offset declines in the production of flue-cured, Maryland air-cured, dark air-cured,
cigar wrapper and filler, and louisiana perique. The estimate of all tobacco yield is 2,032
pounds per acre for 1972, compared with 2,034 pounds in 1971, =ifferences between the August 1
forecast and the final estimates for all tobacco have averaged 87 million pounds during the past
decade, ranging from 19 million pounds to 180 million pounds. :

Flue-cured production is forecast at 1,021 million pounds, down 5 percent from the 1,078
million in 1971. Warm temperatures and frequent showers benefited sustaining of the crop in July.
Harvest was underway in all areas and nearing completion in Florida and Alabama. In South Carolina
and Georgia, two-thirds of the crop had been harvested by the last of July. Qne-third of the
harvest was completed for all types in North Carolina. Record high prices are being received
for the crop at auction markets.

Burley production is expected to total 547 million pounds, 16 percent above the 1971 crop of
473 million pounds. Moisture has been adequate in most major producing areas, In Kentucky, blue
mold has been slightly more evident than usual, Root rot and black shank were also prevalent in
some areas. Crop development is further advanced than a year earlier, Prospects in all burley
producing States are above the previous year. Belt-wide, the burley yield is forecast at 2,393
pounds per acre compared with 2,213 pounds in 1971.

Southern Maryland tobacco production is forecast at 26 milllion pounds, down 7 percent from
the revised estimate of 28.1 million pounds harvested in 1971. Unfavorable weather delayed trans-
planting of the crop and below normal rainfall since mid-July has reduced yield prospects.

Fire-~cured output is forecast at 44.9 million pounds, up 3 percent from the 43.5 million
pounds produced in 1971. Yield per acre is expected to average 1,732 pounds, compared with the
1971 yield of 1,775 pounds,

Dark air-cured production is placed at 16.4 million pounds, down 2 percent from the 16.8
million pounds produced in 1971, Average yield per acre is indicated at 1,793 pounds, slightly
above the 1,774 pounds realized in 1971,

Production of all cigar tobacco is forecast at 64.8 million pounds -- a drop of 5 percent from
the 1971 crop of 68.4 million pounds. A decline in acreage for harvest is primarily responsible
for the decrease in production.

SUGARBEETS: The 1972 sugarbeet production is expected to total 26.7 million tons, down slightly

from the 27,0 million tons produced last year. Harvested acreage for 1972 is expected
to be up nearly 2 percent, but average yield, at 19.6 tons, compares with 20,2 tons last year.
Changes between the August 1 sugarbeet production forecast and the final estimate have averaged
0.8 million tons for the past decade -- ranging from 0.1 to 1.7 million tons.

July weather generally favored sugarbeet growth and development. Cool, wet weather slowed
beet development in Idaho and some stands are spotty. Replanting was necessary in parts of the Red
River Valley, and current yield prospects in Minnesota and North Dakota are below a year ago.

Hail, wind, and insect damage are reported in a number of States.

Harvest of fall-planted sugarbeets is complete in Arizona and the Imperial Valley of California.
Yields were favorable, and beets have good sugar content. Harvest started in the southern San Joaquin
Valley the first week in July and is moving northward. Tonnage and sugar content are expected to
be high.

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 A-13 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA




This year's near production is expected to total 564,100 tons, up nearly | pércent from
last month hut 20 nercent below last year's outout. Three of the five major producing
States expect smaller crops than last year.

Production of Barlett pears is down 19 nercent from 1971 in the 3 Pacific Coast States, which
account for about 7} percent of the total pear crop. Washington's harvest is expected to start
the first week of Auqust in the Yakima Valley and during the second week in the Wenatchee area,
Nearly ideal qrowing weather has favored fruit sizing. In Oregon, hotter than normal weather
during the first week of August may have caused some sunburning, Harvest of Barletts is well
underway in California, where fruit delivered thus far has been of aood quality and size.

Prospects for other pear production in the Pacific Coast States are down 2 percent from Jast
month and 30 percent below last year’s crop. tn Washinaton, excellent weather for crop develop-
ment prevailed during July. Harvest should get underway in the Yakima Valley around September 1,
Oreaon's Anjous crop is sizing well, tn California, the crop is developing normally and a clean
cron of neod quality Is expected. Narvest of the Hardy variety is expected to begin about the
middle of August.

GRAPES: The Nation's grape crop is expected to total 2.7 million tons, one-third less than last
year's crop and 14 percent below the 1970 output. California's crop is expected to

be slightly more than 2.3 million tons, about 87 percent of the U. S. total. California's pro-

duction of raisin varieties is down 37 percent from 1971, wine varieties down 26 percent, and

table varieties down 33 percent. Accounting for 3 percent of the U. S. tonnage are the other

grape producing States in the West, Washington and Arizona, where production is expected to be

down 10 percent from last year,

In California, the March freeze reduced prospects in the Central District, particularly in
the San Joaquin Valley. Harvest of all varieties is complete in the Coachella Valley, Picking
of raisin varieties is also complete in the Arvin district of Kern County’ and nearing completion
in the Delano area. Harvest of Thompson Seedless is currently active in the Reedley, Sanger
and Ereter areas. Laying of Thompsons for raisins is expected to start shortly after mid-
August. Picking of table varieties began in the lower San Joaquin Valley in late June and is
now underway in Fresno, Kern and Tulare Counties. Cardinal, Exotic, Red Malaga and Ribier
varieties are currently available. Picking of Tokay and the important Emperor varieties should
get undetway in late August. Wine varieties are developing rapidly and the season is about two
weeks ahead of normal. Harvest should get underway about mid-August and reach a peak in Septem=
ber. Washington's crop is expected to be smaller than last year's large crop but substantially
larger than in 1970. Weather conditions in June and July were ideal for growth and development.
Harvest in Arizona is complete and production is down slightly from last year

New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan, leading eastern producing States, account for
more than 9 percent of the expected tonnage. In these States, production is expected to be 27
percent Jess than last year. This eastern crop is later than normal and was hampered by June
freezes. Tropical storm Agnes also handicapped the crop, except in Michigan, but weather in
late July was favorable.

PRUNES AND PLUMS: Production of prunes and plums in Michigan, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon is

expected to total 37,000 tons, 42 percent below last year and 21 percent
below 1970. All 4 States expect short crops this year. Bloom in Michigan was scattered because
buds in many orchards were killed when several days of cold January temperatures followed a mild
period. Harvest of early prunes started the last week of July in Washington. In Idaho, size
and quality are both expected to be somewhat above normal for prunes and plums. In Oregon,
Italian prunes in the Willamette Valley are virtually a failure except for a few in western
Washington County. The Milton-Freewater area expects a quality crop this year.

WALNUTS: Production of walnuts in California and Oregon is estimated at 126,400 tons, unchanged
from last month but 8 percent below the 1971 crop. In California, crop prospects are

good in all areas except localities of the Central Coast where some orchards were severely hit

by the March freeze, Set is good and sizes are at or above normal. As of August 1, there appears

to be less total damage from sunburn, blight, and insects than last year.

CROP PRODUCTION, August 1972 A-16 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA