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No. 420 August 1,1960
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
Good crop prospects continued through July as weather conditions were favorable for
nearly all crops. Corn prospects held steady, oats yielded better than expected and the
record wheat yield of 33.0 bushels as forecast July 1 was being realized. Record high soybean yields are forecast based on August 1 conditions.
Corn production is expected to total 345,177,000 bushels, 3 percent more than last year.
An average yield of 63 bushels per acre, the same as the previous record of 1958 is in
prospect. July weather was generally favorable for corn although additional rain would
have been beneficial in many localities in the state. The northeastern and some southern
areas were particularly needing rain. Some corn in several northeastern and east central
counties is late, however, the prospective crop in Indiana is the third largest in the Nation.
Wheat production is estimated at 42,240,000 bushels, the same as last month but 29
percent above average. The state average yield of 33 bushels is 7 bushels above last year
and 7.1 bushels above the 1949-58 average yield.
Soybeans now promise a yield of 26 bushels, the same as last year but 2.6 bushels above
average. Total production is forecast at 62,946,000 bushels, nearly 5 percent above the
1959 crop and nearly 3 percent above the previous largest crop of 1958 when 61,263,000
bushels were produced. The increase in production is due largely to the increase of acreage. Acres for harvest in 1960 is set at 2,421,000 acres, 5 percent above last year and 28
percent above the 1949-58 average.
Oats production is forecast at 43,395,000 bushels, 35 percent above 1959 but 12 percent
selow the 10-year average. A record yield of 55 bushels is in the offing. Previous high
yields were in 1955 and 1958 with averages of 51 bushels per acre. The oat harvest was
still in progress in scattered localities on August 1.
Barley production at 1,855,000 bushels is 30 percent above last year. Rye production at
1.472,000 bushels exceeds last year's production by 25 percent.
This year's hay crop is placed at 2,197,000 tons. This compares with last year's 2,224,000
tons and the average of 2,658,000 tons. Included in this year's estimate are 1,142,000 tons
of alfalfa and mixtures and 867,000 tons of clover-timothy hay.
The commercial apple crop is forecast at 1,580,000 bushels, 55,000 bushels above the
lpilnup flUtf112,D'uU bushelsabovg_a.Yerag&. Peaches at 380,000 bushels are 4 percent
drove last year and 3 -perc^nT^Bove average. Grape production at 1,480 tons compares
to 1,350 tons in 1959 and the 10-year (1949-58) average of 1,150 tons.
Milk production during July at 315 million pounds is 5 percent below June 1960 and
3 percent below the same month last year.
Egg production during July amounted to 190 million eggs. This compares to 197 Tr-ilpon
June and 188 million eggs in July 1959. —
UNITED STATES
Gains in yield prospects for several major crops during July give promise of making
1960 the Nation's biggest crop year. Corn prospects eased upward during July and winter
Wat and oats outyielded earlier expectations. Spring wheat and barley prospects shrank
as the major producing States were hot and dry.
The all crop production index edged upward to 119, or 1 point above the record of 1958
ttd 1959. Food grain and oilseed groups indexes are substantially above a year ago to give
the real boost to the over-all index and counteract the lower outlook for the heavily
^sighted feed grain group. The composite yield per acre index covering 28 leading crops
Mged upward to 138, well below the record of 143 in 1958, but above the 135 of 1959.
Total feed grain tonnage is now expected to fall about 4 percent below last year. Oat pro-
Cation is substantially above last year, but the corn, sorghum, and barley crops are exited to be smaller than in 1959. July weather remained too cool in the eastern Corn Belt to
overcome lateness, but the crop still holds promise given normal August moisture and
warmth. A 4.1 billion bushel corn crop is now in prospect, nearly 1 percent above the
Recast a month ago, but 6 percent below the record production in 1959. Cool June and
Object Description
| Title | Indiana Crops and Livestock, no. 420 (Aug. 1, 1960) |
| Purdue Identification Number | UA14-13-crops0420 |
| Date of Original | 1960 |
| 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) |
| Rights Statement | Copyright Purdue University. All rights reserved. |
| Coverage | United States - Indiana |
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| Language | eng |
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| Title | Indiana Crops and Livestock, no. 420 (Aug. 1, 1960) |
| Purdue Identification Number | UA14-13-crops0420 |
| Transcript | No. 420 August 1,1960 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 Good crop prospects continued through July as weather conditions were favorable for nearly all crops. Corn prospects held steady, oats yielded better than expected and the record wheat yield of 33.0 bushels as forecast July 1 was being realized. Record high soybean yields are forecast based on August 1 conditions. Corn production is expected to total 345,177,000 bushels, 3 percent more than last year. An average yield of 63 bushels per acre, the same as the previous record of 1958 is in prospect. July weather was generally favorable for corn although additional rain would have been beneficial in many localities in the state. The northeastern and some southern areas were particularly needing rain. Some corn in several northeastern and east central counties is late, however, the prospective crop in Indiana is the third largest in the Nation. Wheat production is estimated at 42,240,000 bushels, the same as last month but 29 percent above average. The state average yield of 33 bushels is 7 bushels above last year and 7.1 bushels above the 1949-58 average yield. Soybeans now promise a yield of 26 bushels, the same as last year but 2.6 bushels above average. Total production is forecast at 62,946,000 bushels, nearly 5 percent above the 1959 crop and nearly 3 percent above the previous largest crop of 1958 when 61,263,000 bushels were produced. The increase in production is due largely to the increase of acreage. Acres for harvest in 1960 is set at 2,421,000 acres, 5 percent above last year and 28 percent above the 1949-58 average. Oats production is forecast at 43,395,000 bushels, 35 percent above 1959 but 12 percent selow the 10-year average. A record yield of 55 bushels is in the offing. Previous high yields were in 1955 and 1958 with averages of 51 bushels per acre. The oat harvest was still in progress in scattered localities on August 1. Barley production at 1,855,000 bushels is 30 percent above last year. Rye production at 1.472,000 bushels exceeds last year's production by 25 percent. This year's hay crop is placed at 2,197,000 tons. This compares with last year's 2,224,000 tons and the average of 2,658,000 tons. Included in this year's estimate are 1,142,000 tons of alfalfa and mixtures and 867,000 tons of clover-timothy hay. The commercial apple crop is forecast at 1,580,000 bushels, 55,000 bushels above the lpilnup flUtf112,D'uU bushelsabovg_a.Yerag&. Peaches at 380,000 bushels are 4 percent drove last year and 3 -perc^nT^Bove average. Grape production at 1,480 tons compares to 1,350 tons in 1959 and the 10-year (1949-58) average of 1,150 tons. Milk production during July at 315 million pounds is 5 percent below June 1960 and 3 percent below the same month last year. Egg production during July amounted to 190 million eggs. This compares to 197 Tr-ilpon June and 188 million eggs in July 1959. — UNITED STATES Gains in yield prospects for several major crops during July give promise of making 1960 the Nation's biggest crop year. Corn prospects eased upward during July and winter Wat and oats outyielded earlier expectations. Spring wheat and barley prospects shrank as the major producing States were hot and dry. The all crop production index edged upward to 119, or 1 point above the record of 1958 ttd 1959. Food grain and oilseed groups indexes are substantially above a year ago to give the real boost to the over-all index and counteract the lower outlook for the heavily ^sighted feed grain group. The composite yield per acre index covering 28 leading crops Mged upward to 138, well below the record of 143 in 1958, but above the 135 of 1959. Total feed grain tonnage is now expected to fall about 4 percent below last year. Oat pro- Cation is substantially above last year, but the corn, sorghum, and barley crops are exited to be smaller than in 1959. July weather remained too cool in the eastern Corn Belt to overcome lateness, but the crop still holds promise given normal August moisture and warmth. A 4.1 billion bushel corn crop is now in prospect, nearly 1 percent above the Recast a month ago, but 6 percent below the record production in 1959. Cool June and |
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