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