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No. 382 July 1, 1957 INDIANA CROPS AND LIVESTOCK U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE AGRICULTURAL ESTIMATES DIVISION COOPERATING WITH PURDUE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA INDIANA The smallest corn crop in Indiana since 1950 is in prospect. With the acreage for harvest 9 percent below last year and 6 percent below average, and with an expected yield 12.0 bushels under last year and 1.6 bushels below average, the indicated production of 217,050,000 bushels would be under the 220 million mark for the first time in 7 years. The acreage for harvest is estimated at 4,353,000 acres as compared with 4783,000 last year and the 10 year (1946-55) average of 4,635,000 acres. Farmers were unable to plant their March 1 intended acreages because of excessive precipitation during* the planting season over much of the state plus flood conditions along many river bottoms. The prospective yield of 50.0 bushels per acre is the smallest since 1952 and is 3 percent below the 10 year average yield of 51.6. The expected production of 217,650,000 bushels is 27 percent below /aet year and 9 percent below average. Stocks of corn on farms July 1 were 106,442,000/ lnjs£els or 117 percent of last year and 159 percent of average. A wheat crop totaling 34,827,000 bushels is estimated'fpr. 1957. This is 2 percent under last year's crop and 2 percent below/average. The acreage' fo£* harvest, which is the third smallest since 1948, is estimator! at 1,222,000 acres and**1s;uj>/? percent from last year but is 19 percent below averagje. An average yield of 28.5 bushels'per acre is 1.5 bushels under last year's average o4^0.0 4us/iels. June weather was too wet for best development of wheat. Other factors \v^»i<^i cont^iputad to the decline in prospective yields during June were lodging, scab, septo^tetjear bfigl^aBd glume/blotch. Stocks of old wheat on farms July 1 totaled 356,000 busheK^U.^perceat less Iman last year and 48 percent below average. ^^~4""«*«fc. ' The oat crop is expected to total 42,900,000 bushels. Thisis^'ti^ smallest production since 1947 and is 24 percent under last year and 13 percent below average. The acreage for harvest at 1,100,000 acres, is 12 percent less than last year and 14 percent below average. Wet weather during April and May prevented many farmers from planting their intended acreage of oats. Yields are expected to average 39.0 bushels per acre. This is 6.0 bushels less than last year but .4 bushels above the 10-year average. Stocks of oats on farms totaled 7,875,000 bushels, 15 percent below last year but 23 percent above average. A record breaking 2,384,000 acres has been planted to soybeans for all purposes. This is 7 percent above last year's previous record of 2,228,000 acres and 35 percent above the 10 year average. Of this total, 2,345,000 acres are intended for harvesting as beans. This is 8 percent more than last year and 41 percent above the 10-year average. Farm stocks of soybeans totaled 4,170,000 bushels and are 634 percent of a year earlier and 303 percent of average. The production of hay this year is expected to total 2,599,000 tons which is 5 percent less than last year's total of 2,723,000 tons but is near the 10-year average of 2,603,000 tons. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures comprise 64 percent of this year's total as compared with 62 percent last year. Pasture conditions averaged 98 percent of normal for July 1 and were 8 points above average. Production of commercial apples is expected to total 1,530,000 bushels. This is 13 percent below last year's crop but is 11 percent above average. Indiana's peach production is expected to total 304,000 bushels or 28 percent less than both last year and average. June egg production of 182 million is 5 percent less than last June. The number of layers at 10,131,000 was 9 percent below a year ago but the rate of lay at 1,800 eggs per layer was above the 1,728 rate during June of last year. Milk production in June was 381 million pounds and was 2 percent below last month but 2 percent above last year. Production per cow during June was at record levels. UNITED STATES Total crop output this year now seems likely to be the smallest since 1951 because of slow and unpromising starts for main crops planted last fall and this spring in important areas. Harvested acreage may edge slightly above last year's total from
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Title | Indiana Crops and Livestock, no. 382 (Jul. 1, 1957) |
Purdue Identification Number | UA14-13-crops0382 |
Date of Original | 1957 |
Publisher | Purdue University. Agricultural Extension Service |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Crops--Indiana--Statistics Livestock--Indiana--Statistics Agriculture--Indiana--Statistics |
Genre | Periodical |
Collection Title | Extension Indiana Crops and Livestock (Purdue University. Agricultural Extension Service) |
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Language | eng |
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Title | Indiana Crops and Livestock, no. 382 (Jul. 1, 1957) |
Purdue Identification Number | UA14-13-crops0382 |
Transcript | No. 382 July 1, 1957 INDIANA CROPS AND LIVESTOCK U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE AGRICULTURAL ESTIMATES DIVISION COOPERATING WITH PURDUE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA INDIANA The smallest corn crop in Indiana since 1950 is in prospect. With the acreage for harvest 9 percent below last year and 6 percent below average, and with an expected yield 12.0 bushels under last year and 1.6 bushels below average, the indicated production of 217,050,000 bushels would be under the 220 million mark for the first time in 7 years. The acreage for harvest is estimated at 4,353,000 acres as compared with 4783,000 last year and the 10 year (1946-55) average of 4,635,000 acres. Farmers were unable to plant their March 1 intended acreages because of excessive precipitation during* the planting season over much of the state plus flood conditions along many river bottoms. The prospective yield of 50.0 bushels per acre is the smallest since 1952 and is 3 percent below the 10 year average yield of 51.6. The expected production of 217,650,000 bushels is 27 percent below /aet year and 9 percent below average. Stocks of corn on farms July 1 were 106,442,000/ lnjs£els or 117 percent of last year and 159 percent of average. A wheat crop totaling 34,827,000 bushels is estimated'fpr. 1957. This is 2 percent under last year's crop and 2 percent below/average. The acreage' fo£* harvest, which is the third smallest since 1948, is estimator! at 1,222,000 acres and**1s;uj>/? percent from last year but is 19 percent below averagje. An average yield of 28.5 bushels'per acre is 1.5 bushels under last year's average o4^0.0 4us/iels. June weather was too wet for best development of wheat. Other factors \v^»i<^i cont^iputad to the decline in prospective yields during June were lodging, scab, septo^tetjear bfigl^aBd glume/blotch. Stocks of old wheat on farms July 1 totaled 356,000 busheK^U.^perceat less Iman last year and 48 percent below average. ^^~4""«*«fc. ' The oat crop is expected to total 42,900,000 bushels. Thisis^'ti^ smallest production since 1947 and is 24 percent under last year and 13 percent below average. The acreage for harvest at 1,100,000 acres, is 12 percent less than last year and 14 percent below average. Wet weather during April and May prevented many farmers from planting their intended acreage of oats. Yields are expected to average 39.0 bushels per acre. This is 6.0 bushels less than last year but .4 bushels above the 10-year average. Stocks of oats on farms totaled 7,875,000 bushels, 15 percent below last year but 23 percent above average. A record breaking 2,384,000 acres has been planted to soybeans for all purposes. This is 7 percent above last year's previous record of 2,228,000 acres and 35 percent above the 10 year average. Of this total, 2,345,000 acres are intended for harvesting as beans. This is 8 percent more than last year and 41 percent above the 10-year average. Farm stocks of soybeans totaled 4,170,000 bushels and are 634 percent of a year earlier and 303 percent of average. The production of hay this year is expected to total 2,599,000 tons which is 5 percent less than last year's total of 2,723,000 tons but is near the 10-year average of 2,603,000 tons. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures comprise 64 percent of this year's total as compared with 62 percent last year. Pasture conditions averaged 98 percent of normal for July 1 and were 8 points above average. Production of commercial apples is expected to total 1,530,000 bushels. This is 13 percent below last year's crop but is 11 percent above average. Indiana's peach production is expected to total 304,000 bushels or 28 percent less than both last year and average. June egg production of 182 million is 5 percent less than last June. The number of layers at 10,131,000 was 9 percent below a year ago but the rate of lay at 1,800 eggs per layer was above the 1,728 rate during June of last year. Milk production in June was 381 million pounds and was 2 percent below last month but 2 percent above last year. Production per cow during June was at record levels. UNITED STATES Total crop output this year now seems likely to be the smallest since 1951 because of slow and unpromising starts for main crops planted last fall and this spring in important areas. Harvested acreage may edge slightly above last year's total from |
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