18—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 7, 1967
1966 Crop Production Is Second
Highest On Record, USDA Reports
Croo production in the Unit
ed States in 1966 tied 1963 as
the second highest of record,
despite some damage from
sub-freezing temperatures, lack
of moisture at times, and un
usually high early summer
temperatures. Several major
fall maturing crops registered
record or near record yields
per acie as shower activity
picked up early in August and
temperatures turned cooler.
Most northern States enjoyed
long growing seasons as freez
ing temperatures held off until
late crops matured West of
the Mississippi, harvesting con
ditions were generally favor
able except parts of Kansas
and Nebraska, but in portions
of the Eastern Corn Belt, the
South Atlantic and eastern
South Central States condi
tions were less favorable. The
“all crop” production index of
112 for 1966 (1957-59=100) is
4 points (3 percent) below
last year, but equals the sec
ond highest of record reached
in 1963.
Crop Yields Per Acre Lower
Crop yields per acre in 1966
were generally good but fell
short of last year’s record high
levels. Among the major crops
setting new record yields were
soybeans, rice, sorghum, and
peanuts The all hay yield
equaled the 1965 record Crops
with lower yields per acre
than in 1965 include corn, all
wheat, oats, barley, cotton, to
bacco, and potatoes The com
posite index of “yield per
acre' covering 28 major crops
declined to 121 for 1966. This
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such as . . .
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' 0 Wayne Wyant
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R. D. 3, Lititz
Phone Lancaster 397-5179
Strasburg 687-6003
Lititz 636-7766
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is 2 points (2 percent) below
the record high in 1965 but
exceeds all earlier years.
Feed Grain Production
Down Slightly
Production of the four feed
grains in 1966 totaled 157.2
million tons, only slightly less
than the 157.4 million tons pro
duced in 1965 but 8 percent
above average. Feed grain
acreage harvested was 2 per
cent more than last year as
increases in corn and barley
more than oifset declines for
oats and sorghum. Yield per
acre of sorghum was the'high
est on record and corn the
second highest. Yields of oats
and barley were well below a
year earlier. The composite
feed grain yield of 1.61 tons
per acre was 2 percent less
than last year but 19 percent
above average.
Food Grain Output Up a Little
Combined food grain pro
duction (wheat, rye, and rice)
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Gordonville, Pa. Manheim, Pa.
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Wilbur H. Graybill A. L. Herr & Bro.
Lititz, R. D. 3 Quarryville
Chas. J. McComsey Longenecker
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Hickory Hill, Pa. Rheems
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was 44.4 million tons in 1966.
This was slightly above the
44.2 million produced last year
and 9 percent above average.
Harvested acreage was up
slightly from a year earlier
due to increases in wheat and
rice. Production of winter
wheat, the major food grain,
was 4 percent above a year
earlier, but a decline of 9 per
cent in Durum and 17 percent
in other spring wheat pulled
the all wheat total 0.4 percent
below 1965. A 10 percent in
crease in acreage and a rec
ord high yield per acre
pushed rice production 12 per
cent above last year Acreage
of rye harvested was 13 per
cent less than last year and,
with a sligiilly lower yield per
acre, total production was 16
percent below 1965.
Less Hay—More Silage in 1966
Production of all hinds of
hay totaled 121 million tons
in 1966—4 percent less than
last year, but 2 percent above
average. Production estimates
include hay cut on diverted
acreage where permitted un
der Government Programs. To
tal acreage cut for hay was 4
percent less than a year ear-
A. B. C. Groff, Inc.
New Holland
lier and 3 percent below av- 1966 was a record-high, -4 .pef
erage. At 1,85 tons per acre, cent more than last year and
the average yield equaled last 13 percent above average. Out
year’s record. Production was put was up for all'-Seasonal
below last year in all regions groups except late-, 'summer,
except the North Atlantic. Harvested acreage, up' 5' per-
Record Potato Production cent from a year ago, was the
Production of potatoes in largest since 1961.
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• Griffith Hybrid Seed Corn
• Growers Fertilizer Solutions
• Boler Twine
BOOTHS NO. 591 ond 592
EASTERN STATE DISTRIBUTING CO.
R. D. 2, Lititz Ph. 625-89&9'
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