No. 481 July 1,  1965
INDIANA CROPS AND LIVESTOCK
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
COOPERATING WITH
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
WEST LAFAYETTE,  INDIANA
INDIANA
The July 1 production forecasts of Indiana's crops indicate for 1965 larger production
of corn, oats, and rye, but smaller crops of wheat, barley, tobacco, apples, and peaches.
Corn yield is expected to equal the previous record high set in 1963 with an average
of 87.0 bushels per acre based on July 1 prospects. This is the highest yield in the Corn
Belt for 1965. The 4,832,000 acres expected to be harvested for grain is 3 percent more
than last year's acreage in Indiana. With present prospects, this year's production of
corn will be the highest of record. Crop development has been rapid. Rains came when
most needed and temperatures have been favorable for good plant growth.
This year's production of wheat is expected to total 42,455,000 bushels, 18 percent
below last year, but about the same as average. The 1965 acreage of wheat for harvest
in Indiana is 1,213,000 acres, 14 percent less than in 1964. The yield per acre, at 35.0
bushels, is down 1.5 bushels from last year. Growing conditions during May and June
were favorable for good crop development.
The production of oats in 1965 is forecast at 16,276,000 bushels, 6 percent more than
last year, but 52 percent less than average. Acres for harvest total 313,000 acres, 10
percent less than 1964 and 54 percent below average. Yield is expected to be 52.0
bushels per acre this year compared with 44.0 bushels per acre last year.
The production of barley is estimated at 684,000 bushels, 10 percent less than last
year and 55 percent less than average. Barley acreage is expected to total 18,000 acres,
down 10 percent from 1964, and 60 percent from average. Rye production at 816,000
bushels is 3 percent more than a year earlier, but 34 percent less than average.
Soybean acreage for harvest as beans in 1965 is estimated at 2,986,000 acres, up 5
percent from last year and 16 percent from average. This is a record high. The first
forecast of production will be released in August. The crop has made good growth.
Corn stocks on farms totaled 77,683,000 bushels, down 28 percent from a year earlier
and 23 percent less than average. Wheat stocks (old crop) on farms totaling 515,000
bushels were up 89 percent from a year earlier and was more than two and a half times
as large as average. Oats stocks (old crop) in on-farm positions totaled 2,450,000
bushels on July 1, down 57 percent from a year earlier and 60 percent from average.
Soybean stocks on farms totaled 2,005,000 bushels, down 56 percent from last year and
36 percent from average.
Hay production is expected to total 2,405,000 tons, about the same as a year ago, but
4 percent less than average. Alfalfa hay is expected to make up 1,511,000 tons of the
total hay, and clover and timothy mixtures another 744,000 tons. The 1965 alfalfa
production is 5 percent above last year but the clover-timothy crop is 7 percent below
a year ago.
Commercial apple production is forecast at 1,700,000 bushels, down 26 percent from
1964 and 2 percent from average. Peach production is forecast at 250,000 bushels
which compares with 420,000 bushels last year. The 1965 peach production is 9 percent
less than average.
Milk production during June totaled 300 million pounds, 4 percent less than the
June 1964 production of S13 million pounds. Egg production for the month totaled
178 million eggs, 1 percent above the June 1964 production of 177 million eggs.
UNITED STATES
Development of 1965 crops is somewhat behind the normal pace. However, July 1
prospects are favorable except in dry areas in the Northeast.    Spring work made a