WINTER WHEAT

: Acreage seeded 1/ : Production
State { Crop  ; Crop | Crop ior? eecone, ; Crop ; Crop ; Crop

: of > of : of tof erop of : of i of {of

} 1969 : 1970; «1971 : 1970; «1969; 970} 97h 2

3 1,000 acres Percent 1,000 bushels
N.Y. : 196 165 7,280 6,579 4
N. J. : 48 42 187 g 1,292 1,216 1786
Pa. : 344 310 295 5 11,609 9,834 93145
Ohio : 1,105 994 1,004 101 39,479 35,927 36,152
Ind, : 925 805 9 93 33,930 29,799 28,462
Ill. : 1,330 1,037 1,027 99 47,101 35,748 37,999
Mich. : 679 584 590 101 25,120 22,035 225420
Wis. : 33 27 26 96 1,085 988
Minn. : 20 24 31 129 468 594 837
Towa : 50 43 i 105 1,320 1,400 1,395
Mo. > 1,190 1,059 97 ee 33,120 31,222 29,220
N. Dak. = 110 58 81 tho 2,448 1,248 1,863
S. Dak. : 740 599 Ou 107 15,861 14,094 17,08
Nebr. : 3,032 2,698 2,590 6 87,570 97,204 85,470
Kans. : 10,767 9,690 9,496 98 305,319 299,013 256,392
Del. : 22 23 25 109 760 798 300
Md. : 126 125 120 6 4,563 4,181 4,320
Va. : 173 180 191 106 6,751 7,260 7,832
W. Va. : 17 17 16 m 420 462 46
N.C. : 227 218 251 115 8,316 7,912 9,287
S.C. : 88 86 108 126 3,034 2,835 3,564
Ga. : 98 11s 230 200 2,924 3,600 6,900
Fla, : 54 45 53 18 1,204 1,102 1,272
ky. : 243 219 210 % 6,222 6,120 5,670
Tenn. : 273 257 257 100 7,168 7,378 7,453
Ala. : 121 117 1ho 120 2,465 2,324 2,90
Miss. : 153 164 153 93 3,875 4,930 3,978
Ark, : 380 418 351 8h 9,030 10,725 8,775
La. : 82 78 70 a) 874 957 980
Okla, : 5,299 4,875 4,875 100 118,275 98,202 92,625
Texas 1 4,124 3,547 3,522 9 68,856 54,408 45,656
Mont. > 2,445 1,638 1,818 Mm 60,086 41,796 50,904
Idaho : 929 790 766 T 36,990 33,258 32,172
iyo. : 266 231 229 99 4,400 5,684 54938
Colo. : 3,075 2,829 2,801 99 44,793 67,488 53,219
N. Mex. : 288 297 312 105 4,293 5,520 5,304
Ariz. : 81 166 173 prolly 4,526 10,350 11,418
Utah : 208 187 183 8 4,728 4,744 4,575
Nev. : 6 10 7 70 300 630 455
Wash. : 2,590 2,331 2,261 a 89,257 98,053 90,4ho
Oreg. : 774 751 HL 100 28,182 28,896 26,285
Calif. t 383 559 537 96 11,900 21,525 21,480
ues. $43,094 38,408 38,116 9962 1,147,194 1,218,039 a,.0h0, 188

1/ Total acreage seeded for all purposes. 2/ Indicated December 1, 1970.

WINTER WHEAT. AND RYE, December 1970 Ss Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



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Seedings were late in the North Atlantic States and in the southeastern
quarter of the Nation. Dry weather early in the fall along with late harvest
of corn and soybeans delayed seeding of some acreage. Seeding continued in
the southern States into December,

RYE: U. S. farmers seeded 4.9 million acres of rye in the fall of 1970, 12

percent above last year and 19 percent above 1968. The acreage seeded
this year was the largest since the fall of 1961. The sharpest increase in
planted acreage occurred in the Great Plains where good yields in 1970 en-
couraged growers to increase rye acreage. The largest percentage gains, by
States, from a year earlier were in: Kansas, 45; North Dakota, 42; South
Dakota, 35; Oklahoma, 29; Minnesota, 27; and Texas, 25 percent.

Seeding got off to a slow start this year on the Plains as dry conditions
held up planting early in the season, and wet fields slowed seeding later in
the fall. In the Central Plains cold, damp weather slowed growth in October
and November. Seeding was slow in the Corn Belt as farmers were more concerned
with harvesting the corn crop, Adequate moisture and good seeding weather
prevailed in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain States.

On December 1, 1970, reported condition of rye acreage was 87 percent of
normal, 1 percentage point below last year and 3 points below two years ago.
Dry weather in western Oklahoma and Texas hurt the crop which is now in poor
to fair condition. The poor rye crop condition in Texas contributed heavily
to the National decline.

The most improved rye condition over last fall was in Montana and the Dakotas,
where adequate moisture helped the crop off to a fast start. Good rainfall
along the Atlantic Coast and Eastern Corn Belt led to improved rye conditions
over the fall of 1970. In the Pacific Northwest the crop entered the winter
in good to excellent condition. However, some fields in Montana lack a
protective snow cover.

The first forecast of 1971 rye production will be made in July 1971.

CROP REPORTING BOARD

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RYE

: Acreage seeded 1/ ; Condition December 1
State! Crop ' crop ' crop | SFP of + igs 1969 * 1970
‘of ‘of . of percent of ) (crop of © (crop of ‘(crop of
: 1969 : 1970 : 1971 terop of 1970: 1969) 1970) : 1971)
: 1,000 acres Percent
N.Y. : 134 135 134 99 96 96 94
N. J. 3 90 90 93 103 88 91 90
Pa. : 60 48 70 145 94 94 96
Ohio 3 116 116 122 105 94 91 94
Ind. : 103 85 76 89 95 92 92
Tll. : 105 106 98 92 96 90 93
Mich, 3 195 201 195 97 98 92 94
Wis. : 68 60 60 100 96 95 94
Minn, 3 94 109 138 127 9S 89 95
Towa 3 18 22 20 91 95 96 94
Mo. : 101 101 90 89 88 87 80
N. Dak. + 259 210 298 142 91 78 88
S. Dak. = 302 302 408 135 95 81 92
Nebr. 3 256 300 315 105 92 94 91
Kans. 3 169 210 305 145 87 91 90
Del. : 50 55 60 109 88 93 96
Md. : 98 103 105 102 91 89 91
Va. : 288 288 259 90 93 94 91
N.C, : 106 106 106 100 89 90 91
Ss. Cc. : 100 97 95 98 87 82 83
Ga. : 325 341 361 106 76 79 81
Ky. 3 66 66 60 91 92 89 93
Tenn. : $2 $2 49 94 87 88 87
Okla. > 249 299 386 129 90 85 82
Texas > 329 395 494 125 80 86 65
Mont. : 19 18 717 94 94 79 92
Idaho : 14 4 13 93 97 89 96
Wyo. : 31 29 30 103 87 97 92
Colo. : 134 177 200 113 80 97 93
Wash, 3 68 113 119 105 94 87 91
Oreg. 3 90 91 96 105 97 92 97
U.S. : 4,089 4,339 4,872 112.3 90 88 87

1/ Total acreage seeded for all purposes.

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crop production

Release:
December 23, 1970
3:00 P.M. EST

( >

WINTER WHEAT AND RYE DECEMBER 1, 1970

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.

H Crop 3 Crop 3 Crop
ITEM : of : of : of
2 1969 H 1970 3 1971 1/
WINTER WHEAT: :
Acreage seeded for all purposes ;:
(1,000 acres) : 43,094 38,408 38,116
Yield per seeded acre (bu.) : 26.6 29.1 27.3
Production (1,000. bu.) = 1,147,194 1,118,039 1,040,148
Seedings as % of previous year : 89.1 99.2
Harvested for grain (percent) 2 85,2 87.1 85.9
RYE: :
Acreage seeded for all purposes :
(1,000 acres) : 4,089 4,339 4,872
Seedings as % of previous year 3 106.1 112.3
Condition Dec. 1 (percent) : 90 88 87

1/ Indicated December 1, 1970.

APPROVED:
CROP REPORTING BOARD:
G. D. Simpson, Chairman,

- - M. L. Koehn, Secretary,
J. R. Kendall, Cc. E. Burkhead,
W. J. Fluke, R. P. Bellinghausen,
ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE G. D. Hasenmyer, J. L. Wilson.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE CROP REPORTING BOARD
LO CrPr 2-3 (12-70) WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250 S/S



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Crop Production Annual Summary CrPr 2-1 (70)

Dry Edible Beans - Large Lima - California -
1970 - Change acreage from 38 to 34, change yield
from 1,880 to 1,640, change production from 714 to 558.

Baby Lima - California ~ 1970 - Change yield from
2,010 to 1,840, change production from 523 to #78.

Other Dry Edible Beans - Change yield from 1,440 to
1,430, change production from 1,642 to 1,630.

Total California, 1970 - Change acreage from 178 to
174, change yield from 1,617 to 1,532, change
production from 2,879 to 2,666.

United States - 1970 - Change acreage from 1,428 to
1,424, change yield from 1,232 to 1,221, change
production from 17,598 to 17,385.

Dry Edible Beans - Large Lima - California and U. S.,
1970 - Change production from 714 to 558.

Baby Lima - California and U. S., 1970 - Change
production from 523 to 478.

Garbanzo, Change production from 80 to 68.

Total California - Change total production from 2,879
to 2,666.

U. S. ~ Change total production from 17,598 to 17,385.

ANNUAL CROP PRODUCTION, December 1970 7 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


WINTER WHEAT: Seedings of winter wheat in the fall of 1970 for harvest in
1971 totaled 38.1 million acres, 1 percent less than for

the 1970 crop, 12 percent less than for the 1969 crop and the smallest acre-
age since the 1957 crop. Planted acreage was unchanged to lower than a year
earlier in most major winter wheat producing States. Montana was the prin-
cipal exception, where growers seeded 11 percent more than for the relatively
low 1970 crop. In addition, increased acreages for 1971 were estimated for
Arizona, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan,
Ohio, Alabama and several South Atlantic States.

Virtually all of the winter wheat seedings were made before the Govern-
ment's new Set-Aside program became law. The 1971 Wheat Program is con-
siderably different from the previous program. There will be no national
wheat allotment comparable to 1970--only a domestic use allotment totaling
19.7 million acres. This is the acreage necessary to produce an estimated
535 million bushels of wheat on participating farms, for domestic use during
1971-72. These domestic allotments will not limit the acreage of wheat a
participant can plant as did previous allotments. A set-aside to conserva-
tion uses of between 60 and 75 percent of the domestic wheat allotment will
be required of participants. The decision on the actual percentage will be
made before the early spring signup period. A wheat farmer who sets aside
to conserving use an acreage of cropland equal to the required percentage
of his domestic allotment and maintains his conserving base can plant all of
the wheat he wishes--or any other non-quota crop--on his farm and receive
wheat certificates.

The 1971 prospective winter wheat crop based on conditions as of
December 1 is 1,040 million bushels. This would be 7 percent less than the
1970 crop, 9 percent less than in 1969, and the smallest crop.since 1965.
Condition of winter wheat on December 1 was mostly good to excellent, except
in the Southern Plains where soil moisture supplies were below normal. In the
past decade, changes from the December 1 forecasts to the final estimates have
averaged 59 million bushels, ranging from 3 to 121 million bushels.

Yield per seeded acre at 27.3 bushels is 1.8 bushels below the record
high yield of 1970 but 0.7 bushel above the 1969 crop. December 1 conditions
indicate 85.9 percent of the seeded acreage will be harvested for grain com-
pared with 87.1 for the 1970 crop and 85.2 percent in 1969.

Seeding of winter wheat in Kansas started in early September but lagged
during wet weather in late September and early October. Seeding was virtually
completed during October over most of the western two-thirds of the State. Con-
tinued wet weather in eastern Kansas during October and November allowed only
slow progress in seeding. Stands were generally good on the State's early
planted acreage, while some replantings and later seedings were just emerging.
Cool, cloudy weather during October and most of November limited the crop's
top growth but most early seedings are well rooted.

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Nebraska wheat growers started seeding in late August in westernareas, about
usual date. Dry top soils caused some delay, and some farmers planted in dry
soils. September rains were beneficial and resulted in uniform germination.
Seeding was behind normal in eastern areas during the fall because of wet soils.
The crop emerged to good stands except for locally spotted stands in the Pan-
handle. Tillering’ and crown root development are considered sufficient for
the crop going into dormancy but ground cover is limited in western areas.

Colorado seeding was accomplished with good moisture for adequate germi-
nation and early growth. Additional moisture was received after planting and
the crop was in excellent condition throughout the fall. Substantial top growth
occurred during November and early December when temperatures were unseasonably
warm.

Seeding in Oklahoma was three-fifths complete by October 1, slightly be-
hind the -pace of a year earlier. Soil moisture during August was short in
most areas but early fall rains replenished moisture supplies and for the most
part, seeding progressed well without many delays. The crop was in good to
excellent condition to the end of November except in the Panhandle where it was
mostly in fair to good condition because of short topsoil moisture.

Planting of the Texas crop was completed with favorable moisture conditions.
Subsequent rainfall has been short and growth was held back by lack of moisture.
Additional precipitation is urgently needed to bring the Texas crop through the
winter.

Seeding in Montana was completed in late October, somewhat later than
normal. Stands are even and have good color but cool temperatures limited
growth. Prospects ate good, except only fair in the important north central
district.

The planting season in Washington opened with very dry conditions and seed-
ing made slow progress until éarly October when good rains improved soil moisture
supplies, Many farmets completed seeding by the end of October. Prospects are
generally better on the earlier seeded fields. Late fall precipitation was
beneficial to the ctop as it improved spotty stands especially in late geeded
fields. Growth was slowed by below normal temperatures. In Oregon, the crop
was in good: condition but growth was limited until fall rains were received.
Conséquetitly less than optimum growth occurred prior to winter, leaving some
fields vulnerable to winter damage. .

Seedings in Missouri and Illinois were delayed by late harvest of fall
crops afd. wet weather. Some fntehded acres were not seeded. Planting proceeded
a little behind the usual pate in Indiana, Stands were good to excellent. In
Ohio, seeding made good progress until wet weather in late October delayed com-
pletion.

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