Turkeys-Number Raised, 1963 Intentions. Number of light and heavy breeds indicated by producers as of Janaury 1, by States. January 18. Commercial Broilers Production in 22 States, 1962. Preliminary estimates of number produced, live weight, price and gross income for each of the 22 States covered by weekly broiler placement reports. February 4. Turkey Breeder Hens, January 1, 1963. Number of light and heavy breed hens on farms by States, issued in Livestock and Poultry Inventory report and a separate. February 13. Poultry Inventory-January 1, 1963. Number and value of chickens and turkeys on farms, by States, issued in Livestock and Poultry Inventory report. February 13. Chickens and Eggs-Layers and Egg Production Monthly, 1961 and 1962. Revised estimates of average number of layers on hand during each month, monthly rate of lay and egg production, by States. Preliminary estimates appear each month in Crop Production report. March 1. Broiler Chicks-Placed in 22 States-1962. Summary, by States, by weeks, of broiler chicks placed during 1962. Preliminary reports are issued on Wednesday1 of each week in each of the 22 States concerned. March 4. Layers, Potential Layers, and Rate of Lay First of Month, 1961 and 1962. Number of young chickens, layers, potential layers, and rate of lay on farms the first of each month by geographic divisions. This report revises and summarizes data that appear each month in the Crop Production report. March 8. Hatchery Production. Revisions of monthly hatchery production in 1962 issued in Hatchery Production report, by States. March 15. Turkeys Farm Production, Disposition, Cash Receipts, and Gross Income, 1961 and 1962. Data are shown by States. April 2. Chickens and Eggs Including Commercial Broilers-Farm Production, Disposition, Cash Receipts, and Gross Income, 1961 and 1962. Data are shown by States. April 22. Chickens-Number Raised, 1963. Preliminary estimates of number of chickens raised on farms, by States. July 22. Turkeys-Number Raised, 1963. Preliminary estimates of light and heavy breed turkeys raised, by States. August 29. Turkey Breeder Hens-1964 Intentions. Intentions to hold breeder hens for the 1964 hatching season as percent of the previous year, by States for 15 leading States. October 18. REPORTS ON MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (All Washington, D.C., reports released at 3 p.m.) Milk Production. Includes milk production per cow first of month by States, percent of milk cows milked, milk production on farms for preceding month, United States and selected States, amount of grain fed per milk cow in February, April, June, August, October, and December, and dairy pasture condition from April through November. Includes special summaries of data relating to farm dairying such as: February issue-milk cow numbers and milk production by months, 1961-62. April issue Interstate movement of dairy cattle in Northeastern States in 1962. May issue-rations fed to milk cows in 1962. June issue-Roughage fed to milk cows, winter 1962-63. August issue-Numbers of milk cows on farms, June 1963. Released-January 11, February 13, March 12, April 11, May 13, June 11, July 11, August 12. September 11, October 11, November 13, December 11. Milk Production and Dairy Products, Annual Statistical Summary 1962. ruary 20. Milk Production, Disposition, and Income, 1962. April 19. Feb Fluid Milk and Cream Report: January 17, February 18, March 18, April 17, May 17, June 18, July 18, August 16, September 17, October 18, November 18. December 17. Evaporated, Condensed, and Dry Milk Reports: January 31, February 28, March 29, April 30, May 31, June 28, July 31, August 30, September 30, October 31, November 29, December 31. 1 Unless holidays conflict, in which case release is on the next business day. Production of Manufactured Dairy Products Report 1962. Dairy reports released in Chicago, Ill., are listed on page 13. July 30. OTHER REPORTS (All Washington, D.C., reports released at 3 p.m. except cold storage reports which are released at 2 p.m.) Agricultural Prices. Prices received by farmers for principal crops and livestock products, index numbers of prices received by farmers, prices paid for feed, seed, and other items bought by farmers, indexes of prices paid by farmers for articles bought, and parity prices: January 31, February 28, March 29, April 30. May 31, June 28, July 31, August 30, September 30, October 31, November 29, and December 30. Agricultural Prices-Annual Summary-May or June. Farm Labor. Family and hired employment on farms monthly, wage rates quarterly, beginning in January: January 10, February 11, March 11, April 10, May 10, June 10, July 10, August 9, September 10, October 10, November 12, and December 10. Farm Numbers. Number of farms in operation during 1962, by StatesFebruary. Naval Stores Report. Production and stocks of turpentine and rosin (wood and gum) and miscellaneous naval stores: January 18, February 18, March 18, April 18, May 17, June 18, July 18, August 19, September 18, October 18, November 18, and December 18. Naval Stores Report. Annual production and distribution, consumption, and stocks of turpentine and rosin and production and stocks of miscellaneous naval stores for the United States, May 15. Cold Storage Report. January 15, February 15, March 15, April 15, May 15, June 14, July 15, August 15, September 16, October 15, November 15, and December 16. Regional Cold Storage Holdings for 1962. April 1. Honey-Annual Summary-1962. Number of colonies of bees, honey January 28 and beeswax production, prices, and value 1962 and honey stocks December 14, 1962, by States. Honey-Colonies of Bees-July 1, 1963. Number of colonies of bees, colonies lost during the winter, condition of colonies and nectar plants, by States. July 26. Honey-Production and Stocks-1963. Preliminary estimates of number of colonies of bees, and honey production, and honey stocks September 15, 1963, by States. October 8. Meat Meal and Tankage Production. January 30, July 30. Cut Flowers, Six States. Carnations, chrysanthemums, gladiolus and rosesProduction and sales, 1962, and intentions for 1963-June 20. Nursery Products, Six States. Production and sales, 1962, and January 1963 Inventory-Conifers, broad-leaved evergreens, deciduous shade trees, deciduous shrubs, rose plants, deciduous fruit and nut trees, grapevines, citrus and subtropical fruit trees-June 20. DAIRY REPORTS RELEASED IN CHICAGO, ILL. (To obtain copies contact Dairy Statistics Office, 1300-A New Post Office Building, Chicago, Ill.) Weekly Creamery Butter Production: Tuesday of each week.1 Weekly American Cheese Production: Wednesday of each week.1 Weekly American Cheese Warehouse Report: Wednesday of each week.1 Production of Creamery Butter and Cheese. Estimated production by States: January 28, February 26, March 27, April 26, May 28, June 26, July 26, August 28, September 26, October 25, November 27, and December 26. Production of Ice Cream and Related Frozen Products. Estimated production by States: January 23, February 21, March 22, April 23, May 22, June 21, July 24. August 23, September 20, October 23, November 22, and December 20. Milk Prices Paid by Creameries and Cheese Plants, by States: January 31, February 28, March 29, April 30, May 31, June 28, July 31, August 30, September 30, October 31, November 29, and December 30. Production of Cottage Cheese: January 29, February 27, March 28, April 29, May 29, June 27, July 30, August 29, September 27, October 29, November 28, and December 27. Unless holidays conflict, in which case release is on the next business day. TURKEY REPORT RELEASED IN ST. PAUL, MINN., at 3 p.m. (To obtain copies contact Statistical Reporting Service Office., 560 State Office Building, St. Paul, Minn.) Weekly Turkey Report. Number of eggs set and poults hatched previous week for nine important producing States from January through June and five States from July through December. Released at 3 p.m. on Thursday of each week.1 BROILER REPORT RELEASED IN RICHMOND, Va. at 3 p.M. (To obtain copies contact Statistical Reporting Service Office, 203 North Governor Street, Room 409, Richmond, Va.) Weekly Broiler Report. Number of broiler chicks placed and broiler-type eggs set for the previous week in 22 States. Released at 3 p.m. on Wednesday of each week.1 1 Unless holidays conflict, in which case release is on the next business day. Mr. WHITTEN. I think you have done a good job of describing that, Dr. Trelogan. CRITERIA FOR REVISING COVERAGE OF ESTIMATES Now, with regard to your efforts to branch out, as we did in the Congress last year on your pig report, we led the way by telling you to spread your money a little more thinly. But in each case the Congress is yielding to an increasing demand for such information by special groups, where it has in their opinion become commercially important. How do you go about this matter of shifting your work from one area to another? It hasn't happened enough yet to make any serious difference, but I know cattle-on-feed practices have gone into areas where formerly they didn't feed any cattle. We are familiar on this committee and from our observations at home, that cattle used to flow into, say, a half dozen markets in the United States. Now it is probably some 2,000 retail markets in which they are purchased by the truckload or several truckloads, and moved by truck rather than by train. How do you go about your constant surveillance of your own operations to determine where to make shifts, and what crops to bring in, separate from those that the Congress itself might insist upon? Dr. TRELOGAN. We engage in this type of review every year as we are making up the schedules of reports and the questionnaires to be sent out. The decision has to be made whether or not any of the crops have declined to a point where the reports can be discontinued or be replaced by a different type of service. Mr. WHITTEN. I think it would be well to go into detail in the record as to why. I am sure you have figures to support your change in outlook. Dr. TRELOGAN. Yes, sir. Let me just make the point that I have here a listing of items that have either been curtailed or discontinued in the last few years, in case you should want that. Mr. WHITTEN. We will be glad to have that in the record, and we will extend to you the privilege of explaining it. I am sure it is your purpose to be as fair to them as to others. But where the situation changes, of course, you should change with it. That is what we always have insisted upon. I think you should have the privilege of explaining why, if you wish to, in the printed record. (The information requested follows:) REPORTS OR ITEMS DISCONTINUED OR REPLACED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS The following is a list of items for which estimates or reports have been discontinued in the last 3 years, the year they were dropped, and a brief statement of why each was discontinued. 1. January 1 inventory estimate of horses and mules: Discontinued in 1960. The number of horses and mules on farms had declined to an all-time low, and had become relatively unimportant in relation to other livestock. Estimates of horses and mules on farms were becoming less meaningful as numbers declined due to the increased proportion of pleasure horses not on farms which were not included in our estimates. 2. November 1 sheep feeding situation report: Discontinued in fiscal 1960. The expanded sheep on feed report covering the seven major sheep-feeding States begun in November 1960 meets the needs formerly covered by the November 1 sheep feeding situation report. 3. May 1 early lamb situation report: Discontinued in 1960. This report was dropped at the time the expanded sheep on feed estimating program was begun in 1960. Also quantitative estimates of early lambs were included in the March 1 sheep on feed and early lamb crop report for Texas, Kansas, and California beginning in 1961. In several States most of the early lambs had moved to market prior to May 1. 4. Separate estimates of young chickens and mature chickens consumed on farms: The breakdown of chickens eaten was dropped in 1960. The reason for discontinuing the series on young and mature chickens eaten was that the percentage of sexed chicks purchased was very high and the disposition of surplus egg-type cockerels was no longer a problem. An estimate of mature chickens sold is no longer necessary. Also in the broiler areas hens in broiler supply flocks are sold after 9 months of production and there is no longer a sharp line between young and mature birds. 5. February 1 estimates of purchases of (a) sexed chicks, (b) cockerels, (c) straight run: These estimates were dropped in 1962. The percentage of sexed pullets bought by farmers was quite important in prior years. Now the practice of sexing is widespread and the percentage bought figures have stabilized. Farmers' intended purchases of chicks expressed as a percentage of the chicks actually bought a year earlier meet the needs of the industry. 6. All corn production forecasts and estimates by States. This has been replaced by the series on corn for grains. Discontinued in 1961. Estimates of "all" corn were prepared for all States for the period July 1 through December as well as production estimates of corn for grain in December. Corn for grain represented the quantity that would be available for commercial use as grain. The "all" corn estimates also included an equivalent for silage and forage hogged or pastured. Users expressed a need for corn for grain production at the beginning of the crop season (July 1) as well as during the growing season. They found limited use for the grain equivalent production made for acreages used as silage or forage and hogged. In view of these expressed needs, the monthly forecasts and end of year estimates were put on a corn for grain basis and the "all" corn production forecasts and estimate discontinued. Separate estimates of acreage and production of corn silage and the acreage used for forage or hogged off were continued. 7. Discontinued estimates of home use for the following crops formerly issued in disposition reports: Corn, 16 States; wheat, 14 States; buckwheat, 2 States; dried edible beans, 7 States; and rice 2 States. These estimates were discontinued effective with the 1961 crop. The utilization of various grains for human consumption on farms where produced has shown a steady but rather sharp decline since the early 1940's and by 1960 was reduced to an insignificant level insofar as total U.S. consumption was concerned. Household consumption for corn, wheat, buckwheat, rice and dry beans amounted to less than one-tenth of 1 percent and thus no longer justified the efforts or funds to prepare. 8. Annual estimate of acreage planted to hybrid corn, all States: Discontinued in 1961. The rapid expansion of hybrid corn during the 1940's and early 1950's was of significant interest to the hybrid corn industry and the corn trade but also was important in estimating of corn production. However, by the mid 1950's, the important producing area (Corn Belt) was practically saturated with hybrid seed. Further expansion in the use of hybrid seed occurred outside this area during the late 1950's but by 1960 the bulk of the total U.S. acreage was planted with hybrid seed (95.8 percent). Thus, there was little need to continue the report on acreage planted with hybrid corn. 9. Discontinued estimates of acreage, yield, and production for the following crops: Rye in 1960 (3 States), dry peas in 1960 (1 State), buckwheat in 1960 (4 States), soybeans for hay in 1961 (1 State), spring wheat in 1960 and 1962 (2 States), flaxseed in 1961 (1 State), barley in 1960 (2 States), oats in 1960 (4 States), sorghum for sirup in 1960 (10 States), cowpeas in 1960 (1 State), and velvetbeans in 1960 and 1961 (2 States). Estimates for an individual State or the United States are discontinued when the production of a crop is no longer of importance. No set acreage or production limitations are established but in general field crops are deleted when the acreage for a given State drops to around 2,000 to 5,000 acres and the State has no important commercial areas. 10. Dropped all estimates for peanuts in Arkansas and Tennessee: Discontinued in 1961 because the crop in these States was no longer important commercially. A small acreage is grown mostly for home use. 11. Report on number of trees tapped for maple products: Discontinued in 1960. Formerly the estimates of maple sirup were based on number of trees tapped and reports of production per tree. The increased use of plastic tubing instead of buckets made it difficult for the producer to determine production per tree. The estimates of production are now largely based on reported production per farm and data on number of trees tapped is no longer useful. 12. Discontinued all estimates for the following seed crops: Ladino-clover in 1962 (2 States), Chewings fescue in 1960 (1 State), Austrian winter peas in 1960 (1 State), lupine in 1960 (1 State), Bermudagrass in 1962 (1 State.) For the first 4 crops listed the estimates were dropped because the crop was no longer commercially important in these States. Bermudagrass production estimates were dropped because the seed was being handled mostly by 2 or 3 firms and publication would permit disclosure of individual firm operations. 13. Dropped Oregon rye grass forecast report and separate estimates for annual and perennial rye grass: Change made in 1961. An early season estinrate of acreage for harvest of all rye grass replaced the summer forecast report. Oregon seedsmen felt such a report would be more useful. The separate estimates of annual and perennial acreage and production were dropped because it is difficult to determine with accuracy whether the seed qualifies as annual or perennial until fluorescent tests are made subsequent to harvest. These changes made in cooperation with the American Seed Trade Association. 14. December acreage and production of vegetable seeds: Beginning with 1962 two surveys and reports are made each year instead of the three made formerly. This was initiated to reduce the reporting burden on respondents. An improved reporting procedure provides nearly same data as before. This changed procedure was worked out in cooperation with the American Seed Trade Association whose members are principal suppliers and users of the data. 15. Reported percentage of cows milked on first of month in herds kept by reporters: Discontinued in 1963. With dairy herds becoming more concentrated in larger operations the information collected from crop correspondents became less representative of all herds. The need for such information declined with the decreased seasonality in milk production. A check with users of dairy information indicated little interest in the series continuing. 16. Reported daily milk production per cow on first of month by herds kept by reporters by States: Discontinued in 1963 and replaced by the publication of estimated monthly milk per cow for 39 States and the United States. While the series was useful in measuring trends the level was not representative of average rates in all herds and the series caused some confusion. 17. Report on wholesale grocers' stocks of evaporated and condensed milk, quarterly Discontinued in 1960. A questionnaire was sent to those on the mailing list to receive the report asking for their reaction to discontinuing the report. The objections raised were few and did not justify continuance. Has been no adverse reaction since dropping. 18. Fruit estimates were dropped for the following commodities: Apples (1 State), peaches (1 State), sweet cherries (1 State), grapes (5 States), and pears (14 States). Estimates were discontinued beginning with the 1961 crop. The |