Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Ma.
Va.
W. Va.

N. C.
8. Cc.
Ga.
Fla.
Ky.
Tenn.
Ala.
Miss.
Ark.
Le.
Okla.
Texas
Mont.
Idaho
Wyo.
Colo.

N. Mex.

Ariz.
Utah
Nev.
Wash.
Oreg.
Calif.

if” Total acreage seeded for all purposes

3/ 1964-66 average.

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: Production
3Crop of 1968;7> ~~ 7 FT TT
$ as percent : Crops Crop ; Crop
of crop of : of of of
1962-66 1967 1968 2/
: 1,000 1,000 1,000 ~~ T,d00 ~~ “yyod0" ~ T,d00 ~
: acres acres acres Percent bushels bushels bushels
: 2 “—~368 “B30 8 7,153 16,000— >
: 48 61 52 85 1,290 1,950 1,664
s__ 460, 505, ak 82 226 17,280 14, 076_
2 45377 ayshg” ~~ 3,239 80 53560 ~ 515476" ~ he,126
+ 1,271 1,342 1,142 85 44 236 48396 42,217
: 1,738 2,010 1,648 82 61,993 76,596 60,976
t 923 1,133 918 81 33,026 40,320 34,884
7 _ _ 39 48 us 1,266 _ _1,800 1,710
: 2307 7 30 28 ~~~ 93 ~~ ~~ AW76- ~~ B70" ~~ Pee
H 82 70 46 1,927 1,690 1,196
# 1,430 1,912 1,434 5 37,530 53,824 41,586
3 3/55 5 220 160 3/8h0 1,950 2,400
3 6 875 179 89 11,011 29,085 17,138
: 3,147 3,583 3,296 92 68,081 88,112 88,992
t_ 20,651 13,186 12,963 9 208,377 _221,620_ _239,260_
: 22 29 27 93 632 I, 985
: 140 165, 15 88 3,997 5,967 4,930
183 21: 198 93 4,408 6,790 6,138
al 2! 23 469 660 552
: 2h3 320 320 100 5,620 8,432 11,200
72 120 102 85 1,801 3,028 2,652
71 148 147 99 1,820 3,380 3,675
wet OL 60__ _ 20____ 778 __ 960 __1,200_
: Ean 300 285 5 “Y5806 ~ 75 85% 7,125
: 160 328 325 “99 3,855 8,526 8,775
H 65 130 156 120 1,285 2,688 3,276
152 562 652 116 3,595 13,860 16,300
: 325 705 684 97 8,617 18,838 18,468
: 165 165 100 1,312 2,600 2,310
8 Mens 6,480 6,026 93 2h gu6 38,689 120,520
3 ‘0. 578 7132 60,621_ _ 53,216 _ 71,848
27 “etee” ~~ SBR BaF 77> ae ~~~ pyboBo- Bests 77.679
: 823 1,074 1,042 97 27,281 42,355 39,596
: 240 318 296 93 3,832 7,020 5,328
t 2,743 3,304 3,139 95 29,750 37,850 0,807
: 293 372 339 91, 4092 3,948 4,407
: 30 53 57 104 1,174 2,450 2,280
: 196 2hé 236 96 4,180 6,783 6,136
: 6 12 15 125 339 840 975
2,015 2,783 2,672 96 75,147 113,778 109,552
a a a ee
to ~.- 37 BLL LL 93 EP _ AA 33e _ 9920
2 W586 5,77 967,508 1,203,619
wee eee 54,335) 1,712,101


UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
WASHINGTON, D. C..20250

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


WINTER WHEAT AND RYE, December 1967 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

RYE: There were 3,5 million acres of rye sown for all purposes in the

fall of 1967, 5 percent less than a year earlier and 2! percent
below average. The acreage seeded for harvest in 1968 was the smallest
acreage seeded since the fall of 1952,

Except for the South Atlantic which showed an increase of 7 percent
and the West which was unchanged, the other regions seeded less acreage
than a year earlier, In the North Central region, accounting for 40
percent of total U. S. seeded acreage, States other than Ohio and Nebraska
seeded less acreage than a year earlier, The Western States of Colorado,
Wyoming, and Montana seeded more acreage, but Washington, Oregon,
and Idaho put in less,

In the band of States stretching from eastern Kansas to New York,
seeding of the 1968 rye crop progressed ahead of normal until early
October, Then wet weather almost halted seeding because most farmers
tried to harvest corn and soybeans in the few days favoring fall field
activities. In other parts of the West North Central region, rye was
generally seeded under dry conditions, but September rains brought
needed moisture for germination. In the rest of the country, rye was
seeded generally under near normal conditions,

On December 1, reported condition of rye acreage to be harvested
in 1968 was 85 percent of normal, 1 percent less than a year earlier
and 2 percent below average, Reported condition in the Dakota-
Nebraska producing area was below last year's very good prospects
mainly because of dryness at planting time. However, rye is
entering winter generally in fair to good condition, The first pro-
duction forecast of the 1968 crop will be made next July.

CROP REPORTING BOARD


WINTER WHEAT AND RYE, December 1967

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

RYE

a Acreage seeded 1 uv rr ae Ci ondition December 1 o>

eee ft on EY Crop oe 1968 + Average: 1966 3 1967
State : Crop , Crop : ‘ag percent : 1961-65 (erop : (crop

of of

= 1967 * 1968 ? of woe of 1 (oroe st : en) : 68)

~--- SLL 3 1907 1988 967 a 2-66)_ : 1967)_ 2 _1968)_ _

1,000 "1,000
acres acres Percent Percent Percent Percent

N. ¥. 130 129 99 91 95 93
Ng. 5 87 92 8&9 89 88

Paws NB 69 NB 7O 8
a a a ae
Tl 105 90 86 91 oh 92
Mich ee 189 2 95 a2 3

is. ho 72 50 9 8
Minn. oF 95 98 93 Ow 82
_ Towa : 23 25 18 72 91 8h 92
Mo. : 147 120 96 80 8h 87 85
N. Dak. + 485 20h 165 81 85 8h 79
S. Dak. 223 241 21h 89 89 9h 83
Nebr. 2 184 202 110 89 92 83

Kans 2 30H 26 a ee (SS
Del : 49 49 52 106 ' 86" 88 85
Ma 99 103 103 100 89 90 88
va 243 280 29k 105 86 90 86
N.c 113 220 132 110 88 86 85
s.c 8h 90 92 102 19 ves 73

Ga 2 59 _ 249 _ _ AT. _ __ 03 oe ee 830 8600 2
ky 98 86 7h 8 82 5 91
Tenn 61 58 52 90 87 89 89
Okla : 309 237 230 97 8h 72 87

Texas —_ 280 _ 2k 253 02 80. oT 8

Mont : 43 12 3 108 87 90 9

Idaho: 21 16 10 62 92 92 92
wyo. 32 27 28 104 86 95 95
Colo. 128 63 77 122 80 86 83
Wash 109 52 47 90 90 91 88

oreg ~~ LL 3H OL LL
U. S 4,396 3,667 3,477 9h.8 87 86 85

Ly Total acreage seeded for all purposes.


Release:
December 20, 1967
3:00 P.M. (E.S.T.)

WINTER WHEAT AND RYE DECEMBER 1}, 1967

The Crop Reporting Board of the Statistical Reporting Service makes the
following report of WINTER WHEAT ACREAGE SEEDED and PRODUCTION
and RYE ACREAGE SEEDED and CONDITION, for the United States, from
data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, and cooperating
State agencies.

: Crops : Crop 3 Crop
ITEM : of 2 of : of
eae 10O OT 9B

WINTER WHEAT: 3
Acreage seeded for all purposes :

(1,000 acres) : 42,586 54,335 49,747

Yield per seeded acre (bu. ) 2 22.7 22.3 24.2

Production (1,000 bu. ) : 967,508 1,212,111 1,203,619

Seedings as % of previous year : --- 126.4 91.6

Harvested for grain (percent) : 86,0 84,0 86.0
RYE: :
Acreage seeded for all purposes :

(1,000 acres) : 4,396 3,667 3,477

Seedings as % of previous year : a=s- 92.6 94.8

Condition Dec. 1 (percent) iy 87 86 85

YU Indicated December 1, 1967.

CROP REPORTING BOARD;
G. D. Simpson, Chairman,

: M, L, Koehn, Secretary,
APPROVED: R,. K, Smith, Cc, E, Burkhead,
“Yy F. T, Galloway, Cc, A. Hines,
a J. R, Kendall, H,: J, Tippett,

M, D. Humphrey, W. H. Walther,

j ING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE G. R, Gortner. *

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
CrPr 2-3 (12-67) Washington, D. C.





WINTER WHEAT AND RYE, December 1967 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

WINTER WHEAT: Acreage seeded to winter wheat this fall for 1968

harvest totaled 49.7 million acres, 8 percent less
than last year but otherwise the largest fall seedings since 1952.
Farmers reduced winter wheat plantings but not as much as the
reduction in the 1968 all wheat acreage allotment. The 1968 all
wheat acreage allotment is 59,3 million acres, 13 percent below a
year earlier,

Except in Montana, the major winter wheat producing States
planted less acreage than a year earlier, Montana planted the same
acreage as last year. The Corn Belt and Northeast, where a wet
fall restricted plantings, showed the largest percentage decline in
acreage, Several Southern and Western States, with.small allotments,
increased acreages from a year earlier,

The indicated winter wheat crop for 1968 is 1,204 million bushels,
based on conditions as of December], Thia would be } percent less than
the 1967 crop, but the second largest of record. Winter wheat on
December ! was in uniformly fair to good condition across much
of the Nation, There were no large areas where wheat was under
severe stress or in excellent condition. In the past decade, the
average change in estimates of U, S, production from December 1
to harvest has been 93 million bushels, ranging from 3 million to
267 million bushels in individual years,

The yield per seeded acre of 24,2 bushels is 1.9 bushels above
1967 and 1.5 bushels above average. December 1 conditions indicate
86,0 percent of the acreage seeded will be harvested for grain,
compared with 54,0 percent in 1967 and the average of 86,0 percent,


WINTER WHEAT AND RYE, December 1967 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Seeding of winter wheat in the Great Plains started slowly because
of dry soils but gained momentum after September rains, The crop
germinated well and got off to a good start but dry soils in the western
Great Plains limited fall growth. In eastern Kansas and Nebraska,,
excessive moisture delayed seeding and retarded top growth,. Wheat
enters winter in generally fair to good condition throughout the Great
Plains. Prospects are better than a year earlier from central Kansas
southward, but not quite equal to year-earlier good to excellent
prospects from central Kansas northward,

In Montana, seeding progressed slowly because of dry soils until
late September rains. Seeding was nearly completed by October 20,
a little later than usual. The crop enters winter mostly in good
condition, although soil moisture is still short in some local areas.
Rainfall was very light in the Pacific Northwest during the summer
and early fall and many farmers "dusted" in their wheat hoping for
rain, Rain during October and November, although generally light
in major wheat areas, provided moisture for germination. Some
stands are still "spotty" in southern Washington and eastern Oregon,

Wet soils delayed harvest of fali crops in the Corn Belt and
Northeast, and some wheat to be seeded following corn and soybeans
could not be sown. Stands of wheat that were seeded are good, soil
moisture is more than adequate, and the crop is entering winter in
geod condition, In the Southern States, dry soils slowed early
development but moisture in late November and early December
brought sharp improvement.