No. 472 October 1, 1964
INDIANA CROPS AND LIVESTOCK
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE 
COOPERATING WITH 
PURDUE UNIVERSITY 
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION S
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
INDIANA
Indiana forecasts of corn and soybean production are down from the September 1
stimates. Continued moisture shortages in most areas of the state and high tempera-
ares early in September were the major causes of the reduction, with September rain-
all coming too late to be of much benefit to maturing fields.
Corn yield is forecast at 76.0 bushels per acre on October 1, down from the 87.0
ushel yield last year, but above the 69.9 bushel per acre 5 year average yield. The
ictober 1 forecast is down from the September 1 prospective yield of 82.0 bushels per
ere, and 14.0 bushels below the August 1 forecast. Indiana corn production on October
, estimated at 352,792,000 bushels, is 13% below the 1963 production, but 10% above
le average production of the years 1958-62. By October 1 over 80% of the corn was
lature, about the same as both average and a year earlier. Harvest began earlier than
sual, with 5% of the crop being harvested by October 1.
Soybean production is estimated at 66,176,000 bushels on October 1, a decrease of
1% and 2% from last year and average, respectively. The expected soybean yield is
^recast at 23.5 bushels per acre, a 2.0 bushel decrease from the September 1 forecast.
his is 4.0 bushels below the yield last year and 3.7 bushels below the average yield. The
ite of harvesting soybeans has been rapid this year, with about 45% of the crop har-
ested by October 1. This compares with an average of 35% harvested as of October 1.
Sorghum grain production, forecast at 693,000 bushels, is 2% more than last year
ut 31% less than average. The October 1 prospective yield at 63.0 bushels per acre is
elow last year's 68.0 bushels, but above the 56.6 bushel per acre average.
Stocks of old crop corn on Indiana farms, estimated at 28,270,000 bushels, is 78%
lore than a year ago and 59% above average. Wheat stocks at 8,077,000 bushels is 6%
lore than last year and 26% more than the 5 year average. Farm stocks of oats at
3,068,000 bushels is 42% below last year and 54% below average. Soybean stocks at
96,000 bushels are nearly 4 times as much as last year, and about twice as much as the
year average. Barley stocks at 354,000 bushels are 34% below last year and 58% below
rerage, with rye stocks at 536,000 bushels being 25% below last year and 8% below
rerage.
The October 1 forecast for the total Indiana potato crop is 1,268,000 cwt., 20% below
oth last year and average. The October 1 prospective yield of Indiana's late summer
otatoes at 200 cwt. per acre is slightly below the 205 cwt. yield last year, but sub-
lantially above the average yield of 174 cwt. Fall potato yield at 185 cwt. per acre is
elow both the 215 cwt. yield last year and the 225 cwt. average yield.
Tobacco yield is forecast at 1,900 pounds per acre as of October 1. This is a decrease
:om the 2,205 pound average yield last year, but is above the average of 1,769 pounds
er acre. This yield will give Indiana a total tobacco production of 13,870,000 pounds.
The all hay yield forecast on October 1 was 1.83 tons per acre, slightly above the
rerage 1958-62 yield of 1.82 tons but below the 1.88 tons per acre yield last year. The
)tal Indiana hay production is estimated at 2,332,000 tons, below last year by 6% and
le 5 year average by 8%.
Indiana apple production at 2,400,000 bushels compares with the 1963 apple produc-
on of 1,500,000 bushels. The October 1 forecast of peach production at 490,000 bushels
impares with the near-failure peach crop of 10,000 bushels in 1963.
September milk production totaled 280,000,000 pounds, 3% above last year and 4%
)ove the September 5 year average.
Egg production during September totaled 167 million eggs, the same as a year earlier.
ith the number of layers on hand during September at 10,332,000, up 3% from a
>ar earlier, the number of eggs per 100 layers had an offsetting decrease of 3% from
568 during September 1963 to 1,620 during September 1964.