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No. 485 November 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 Prospective yields as of November 1 in Indiana were at record high levels for corn, soybeans, sorghum grain, potatoes, tobacco, and all hay. The ample soil moisture supplies available to plants during most of the 1965 growing season largely accounted for the bright prospects this year and contrast with the drought conditions of 1964. The 1965 corn crop, estimated at 463,872,000 bushels, will be the largest of record, exceeding last year's crop by 37 percent and previous record high set in 1963 by 16 percent. The record corn yield of 96.0 bushels per acre is the nation's high and is 24 bushels above the disappointing 1964 yield. The previous record was in 1963 when an 87 bushel yield was realized. In addition to the favorable moisture situation in 1965, the increase in fertilizer use, heavier plant populations, and improved varieties were all factors contributing to the record yield. Only one-third of the corn crop was harvested by November 1. Soybean production which is estimated at 86,594,000 bushels on November 1, is also a record and is 30 percent more than last year. The 1965 production tops the previous record of 1962 by 14 percent. The estimated yield of 29.0 bushels per acre sets a new record for Indiana and ties Illinois for the high for the nation this year. September and October showers slowed harvest and combining was only 80 percent complete on November 1. Sorghum grain production is estimated at 560,000 bushels and is up 40 percent from last year. The prospective yield, at 70.0 bushels per acre, is a record high and exceeds the previous record set in 1963 by 2 bushels. The seeding of winter wheat which lagged behind average during much of September, made exceedingly slow progress during the second and third weeks of October. Drying of soils the last week of October permitted catching up on lost time and by November 1 seeding was 85 percent complete. About 55 percent of the acreage was up to stands. Pasture condition was at a record high for November 1 due largely to the adequate soil moisture situation. Tobacco production is estimated at 15,745,000 pounds, a 10 percent increase over last year. Tobacco stripping activities were getting underway in some southern counties the last week of October. Indiana's potato production is forecast at 1,830,000 cwt. This is 15 percent above last year and 12 percent above average. Both late summer and fall potato yields are at a record level this year. Apple production, at 1,850,000 bushels on November 1, is down 20 percent from last year, but is 7 percent above average. Indiana October milk production, at 268 million pounds, is 1 percent below October 1964 but is 2 percent above average. October egg production totaled 170 million eggs, the same as a year earlier. The rate of lay, at 1,724 eggs per hundred layers exceeded the rate of a year earlier by 4 percent. The number of layers, at 9,842,000 birds was 4 percent less than October 1964. UNITED STATES October brought Indian Summer weather to much of the Nation. Temperatures averaged above normal west of a line running from Minnesota to western Texas. Although temperatures were below normal in the eastern part of the Nation, generally dry late October weather provided good conditions for fall farm activities. October rainfall was generally below average except for some Central and Southern Plains areas, most of the areas from the Eastern Great Lakes to Northern New England, some spots in the Southern Appalachian Mountain area, and Southern Florida. Much
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Title | Indiana Crops and Livestock, no. 485 (Nov. 1, 1965) |
Purdue Identification Number | UA14-13-crops0485 |
Date of Original | 1965 |
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 | 05/19/2015 |
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-crops0485.tif |
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Title | Indiana Crops and Livestock, no. 485 (Nov. 1, 1965) |
Purdue Identification Number | UA14-13-crops0485 |
Transcript | No. 485 November 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 Prospective yields as of November 1 in Indiana were at record high levels for corn, soybeans, sorghum grain, potatoes, tobacco, and all hay. The ample soil moisture supplies available to plants during most of the 1965 growing season largely accounted for the bright prospects this year and contrast with the drought conditions of 1964. The 1965 corn crop, estimated at 463,872,000 bushels, will be the largest of record, exceeding last year's crop by 37 percent and previous record high set in 1963 by 16 percent. The record corn yield of 96.0 bushels per acre is the nation's high and is 24 bushels above the disappointing 1964 yield. The previous record was in 1963 when an 87 bushel yield was realized. In addition to the favorable moisture situation in 1965, the increase in fertilizer use, heavier plant populations, and improved varieties were all factors contributing to the record yield. Only one-third of the corn crop was harvested by November 1. Soybean production which is estimated at 86,594,000 bushels on November 1, is also a record and is 30 percent more than last year. The 1965 production tops the previous record of 1962 by 14 percent. The estimated yield of 29.0 bushels per acre sets a new record for Indiana and ties Illinois for the high for the nation this year. September and October showers slowed harvest and combining was only 80 percent complete on November 1. Sorghum grain production is estimated at 560,000 bushels and is up 40 percent from last year. The prospective yield, at 70.0 bushels per acre, is a record high and exceeds the previous record set in 1963 by 2 bushels. The seeding of winter wheat which lagged behind average during much of September, made exceedingly slow progress during the second and third weeks of October. Drying of soils the last week of October permitted catching up on lost time and by November 1 seeding was 85 percent complete. About 55 percent of the acreage was up to stands. Pasture condition was at a record high for November 1 due largely to the adequate soil moisture situation. Tobacco production is estimated at 15,745,000 pounds, a 10 percent increase over last year. Tobacco stripping activities were getting underway in some southern counties the last week of October. Indiana's potato production is forecast at 1,830,000 cwt. This is 15 percent above last year and 12 percent above average. Both late summer and fall potato yields are at a record level this year. Apple production, at 1,850,000 bushels on November 1, is down 20 percent from last year, but is 7 percent above average. Indiana October milk production, at 268 million pounds, is 1 percent below October 1964 but is 2 percent above average. October egg production totaled 170 million eggs, the same as a year earlier. The rate of lay, at 1,724 eggs per hundred layers exceeded the rate of a year earlier by 4 percent. The number of layers, at 9,842,000 birds was 4 percent less than October 1964. UNITED STATES October brought Indian Summer weather to much of the Nation. Temperatures averaged above normal west of a line running from Minnesota to western Texas. Although temperatures were below normal in the eastern part of the Nation, generally dry late October weather provided good conditions for fall farm activities. October rainfall was generally below average except for some Central and Southern Plains areas, most of the areas from the Eastern Great Lakes to Northern New England, some spots in the Southern Appalachian Mountain area, and Southern Florida. Much |
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