No. 455 July 1, 1963
INDIANA CROPS AND LIVESTOCK
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
COOPERATING WITH 
PURDUE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
INDIANA
The July 1 production forecasts of Indiana's crops indicate for 1963, larger production
corn and wheat but smaller crops of oats, barley, rye, hay and tobacco. A forecast of
ybean production will not be made until August 1, but the acreage is indicated to be
sord large.
Probable 1963 production of wheat at 48,716,000 bushels is up 25 percent from 1962
«ause of a 17 percent increase in acreage and a record high yield of 38.0 bushels per
m. Wheat developed under generally favorable conditions although there was some
fust damage in southern Indiana on May 1 and 2 and in northern Indiana on May 22 and
1 Stocks of old wheat on farms are estimated to be 389,000 bushels compared with
.35,000 last year and an average of 202,000 bushels.
Production of corn for grain in 1963 based on July 1 condition is forecast at 358,722,000
ushels, up 2 percent from the 1962 crop and 20 percent above average. The 4,599,000
m expected to be harvested for grain is 7 percent more than last year's acreage. The
spected yield per acre at 78.0 bushels is the highest of record except the 82.0 bushels
irvested in 1962. In addition to the corn for grain, 194,000 additional acres have been
Wanted for silage, forage and other utilization. July 1 stocks of old corn on Indiana farms
i 105,731,000 bushels compared with 126,609,000 bushels carried over a year earlier.
The 1963 production of oats forecast at 28,784,000 bushels is 13 percent less than 1962
production and 25 percent below average. The steady decline in oats production is due to
iecreased acreage which this year is 514,000 acres to be harvested compared with 605,000
astyear and an average of 851,000 acres. July 1 farm stocks of old crop oats on farms at
,'90,000 bushels compares with 3,993,000 bushels a year earlier and an average of
511,000 bushels.
Soybean acreage planted for all purposes is estimated to be 2,841,000, 2 percent larger
'ian the 1962 acreage and 18 percent above average. The acreage to be harvested for
eans is expected to be 2,816,000 acres. The first forecast of production will be released in
arly August. Stocks of old soybeans on farms July 1 are estimated at 2,706,000 bushels,
10 percent less than a year earlier and 18 percent below average.
Hay production is expected to be 2,320,000 tons, 7 percent below 1962 and 10 percent
alow average. First cutting of hay was harvested under almost ideal conditions. Consist
f this year's hay production is estimated as follows: alfalfa and alfalfa grass mixtures
-218,000 tons; clover and clover grass mixtures 946,000 tons; and all other hay 156,000.
Commercial apple production estimated at 950,000 bushels is 49 percent under last year
and 46 percent under average. The July 1 forecast of peach production at 10,000 bushels
ompares with 100,000 bushels produced in 1962 and an average crop of 424,000 bushels.
Egg production during June totaled 180 million eggs and brought the first half of the
year total to 1144 million. This is 5 percent under 1962.
Production of milk during June totaled 314 million pounds, 3 percent less than May
I year and 2 percent below June a year ago.
UNITED STATES
Crop acreage for harvest is expected to expand in 1963, but crop production prospects
*pend to a greater extent than usual on growing conditions through the remainder of
jta season. Increased wheat allotments and less acreage diversion under the Feed Grain
gram are responsible for much of the acreage increase over 1962. Feed grain produc-
ion is expected to be larger than last year with food grains showing a smaller upswing,
toybean acreage expanded to a new record. Spring work progressed rapidly and crop