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No 254 September 1, 1947 INDIANA CROPS AND LIVESTOCK U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS COOPERATING WITH PURDUE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA INDIANA Corn prospects in Indiana as a whole improved materially from a month ago. The September 1 forecast of 186,233,000 bushels is 20 percent less than last year but about the same as the 1936-45 average production. The probable yield of 43.0 bushels per acre is one bushel below the 1935-46 average. Continued dry weather in the north west and north central districts caused further deterioration in these areas, but there was a sharp improvement in the three central districts where the corn acreage is relatively large. The southern districts showed improvement of less magnitude. Improved prospects in the southern two-thirds of the state were due largely to temperature that averaged several degrees above normal and adequate soil moisture. The relatively high temperatures during August have diminished the quantity of corn likely to be frosted prior to maturity. The estimated production of oats is 36,337,000 bushels which is 35 percent below last year and 14 percent below the 1936-45 average. The reported yield per acre is 10 bushels less than last year and about 13 bushels below the 1936-45 average. The soybean acreage expected to be harvested for beans is 1,445,000 acres or 8 percent above last year. The reported yield of 18.0 bushels per acre is one bushel below last year, but the production forecast of 26,010,000 bushels is three percent above last year and about 60 percent above the 1936-45 average. Potatoes showed no change from last month. The production forecast of 3,510,000 bushels is 78 percent of last year and 71 percent of the 1936-45 average. There was no material change in sweetpotato prospects. Tobacco prospects remained the same as a month ago with production forecast of 12,460 pounds which is 8 percent less than last year, but 23 percent above the 1936-45 average. The hay crop forecast of 2,425,000 tons remains unchanged from last month. Pasture condition declined seasonally because of inadequate rainfall. The reported pasture condition of 82 is still about 13 points above average. Pastures are relatively good in the southern two-thirds of the state, but extremely poor in the northern third where dry weather has been dominate. A slight improvement from a month ago was reported for peaches, commercial apples remained unchanged and pears and grapes prospects declined slightly. August milk production of 338 million pounds compares to 355 million pounds produced in August of last year. Total milk cow numbers and production per cow were below last year. August egg production was 148 million eggs this year compared to 132 million eggs last year. The number of layers was 11,100,000 compared to 9,368,000 a year ago. Production for the first eight months was 1,627 million eggs compared to 1,528 million eggs for the same period in 1946. UNITED STATES Adverse growing conditions in important areas during August handicapped late maturing crops in a critical period of their development. Corn prospects deteriorated 256 million bushels during the month. Production is now expected to be only 2,404 million bushels, the smallest corn crop since 1936. It would be slightly larger than the average for the 10 years just preceding the war, which included two drought years, but far below the 3-billion bushel crops of the past five years. However, the same factors which caused deterioration also diminished the quantity of corn likely to be "soft". Soybean and sorghum prospects also declined during August. Estimates for cotton, oats, flaxseed, tobacco and peanuts were up, for hay and most grains down, but the changes were relatively small as conditions were mostly favorable for harvesting these crops. Gains were made by potatoes, rice, dry beans and sugar beets, as these crops are mostly growing in more favored areas. The net effect of these and other changes lowered the indicated aggregate 1947 production 2.5 percent from August 1. Total production of all crops, despite the poor corn prospects, is near the average for the past five years, the best 5-year period in the Nation's history. The total is 121 percent
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Title | Indiana Crops and Livestock, no. 264 (Sep. 1, 1947) |
Purdue Identification Number | UA14-13-crops0264 |
Date of Original | 1947 |
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 |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Date Digitized | 04/24/2015 |
Digitization Information | Original scanned at 400 ppi on a BookEye 3 scanner using Opus software. Display images generated in Contentdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
URI | UA14-13-crops0264.tif |
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Title | Indiana Crops and Livestock, no. 264 (Sep. 1, 1947) |
Purdue Identification Number | UA14-13-crops0264 |
Transcript | No 254 September 1, 1947 INDIANA CROPS AND LIVESTOCK U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS COOPERATING WITH PURDUE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA INDIANA Corn prospects in Indiana as a whole improved materially from a month ago. The September 1 forecast of 186,233,000 bushels is 20 percent less than last year but about the same as the 1936-45 average production. The probable yield of 43.0 bushels per acre is one bushel below the 1935-46 average. Continued dry weather in the north west and north central districts caused further deterioration in these areas, but there was a sharp improvement in the three central districts where the corn acreage is relatively large. The southern districts showed improvement of less magnitude. Improved prospects in the southern two-thirds of the state were due largely to temperature that averaged several degrees above normal and adequate soil moisture. The relatively high temperatures during August have diminished the quantity of corn likely to be frosted prior to maturity. The estimated production of oats is 36,337,000 bushels which is 35 percent below last year and 14 percent below the 1936-45 average. The reported yield per acre is 10 bushels less than last year and about 13 bushels below the 1936-45 average. The soybean acreage expected to be harvested for beans is 1,445,000 acres or 8 percent above last year. The reported yield of 18.0 bushels per acre is one bushel below last year, but the production forecast of 26,010,000 bushels is three percent above last year and about 60 percent above the 1936-45 average. Potatoes showed no change from last month. The production forecast of 3,510,000 bushels is 78 percent of last year and 71 percent of the 1936-45 average. There was no material change in sweetpotato prospects. Tobacco prospects remained the same as a month ago with production forecast of 12,460 pounds which is 8 percent less than last year, but 23 percent above the 1936-45 average. The hay crop forecast of 2,425,000 tons remains unchanged from last month. Pasture condition declined seasonally because of inadequate rainfall. The reported pasture condition of 82 is still about 13 points above average. Pastures are relatively good in the southern two-thirds of the state, but extremely poor in the northern third where dry weather has been dominate. A slight improvement from a month ago was reported for peaches, commercial apples remained unchanged and pears and grapes prospects declined slightly. August milk production of 338 million pounds compares to 355 million pounds produced in August of last year. Total milk cow numbers and production per cow were below last year. August egg production was 148 million eggs this year compared to 132 million eggs last year. The number of layers was 11,100,000 compared to 9,368,000 a year ago. Production for the first eight months was 1,627 million eggs compared to 1,528 million eggs for the same period in 1946. UNITED STATES Adverse growing conditions in important areas during August handicapped late maturing crops in a critical period of their development. Corn prospects deteriorated 256 million bushels during the month. Production is now expected to be only 2,404 million bushels, the smallest corn crop since 1936. It would be slightly larger than the average for the 10 years just preceding the war, which included two drought years, but far below the 3-billion bushel crops of the past five years. However, the same factors which caused deterioration also diminished the quantity of corn likely to be "soft". Soybean and sorghum prospects also declined during August. Estimates for cotton, oats, flaxseed, tobacco and peanuts were up, for hay and most grains down, but the changes were relatively small as conditions were mostly favorable for harvesting these crops. Gains were made by potatoes, rice, dry beans and sugar beets, as these crops are mostly growing in more favored areas. The net effect of these and other changes lowered the indicated aggregate 1947 production 2.5 percent from August 1. Total production of all crops, despite the poor corn prospects, is near the average for the past five years, the best 5-year period in the Nation's history. The total is 121 percent |
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