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Efficiency Boosted
1972 Form Output
More efficient use of such in- Production averaged 11 percent
puts as land, labor, and over the 1967 benchmark while
machinery boosted total 1972 input volume was up only 2
farm output 1 percent over the percent.
1971 record, according to a report Fewer acres were used for
from the U. S. Department of crops in 1972 than m 1971, but
Agriculture. yields rose 2 percent, raising
The annual pulse-taking by total crop output 1 percent
USDA’s Economic Research Despite one of the latest and
Service revealed that total wettest row-crop harvest seasons
volume of farm inputs used in in memory, most regions enjoyed
production was the same as in record or near-record output. In
1971, while combined crop and fact, corn and soybean yields in
livestock output rose 1 percent, the beleaguered Corn Belt were
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 14,1973
record high Farm output in the
Northeast, however, dropped a
tenth after successive bouts of
hurricane, rain, and early frost
Cotton, soybeans, sugar crops,
tobacco, and vegetables all
resistered production gains,
offsetting smaller feed and food
grain, hay, and fruit and nut
crops Although citrus fruit
output was record large, the non
citrus fruit harvest was the
smallest in a generation
A record level of livestock
production was attributed to
gains for cattle and calves,
broilers, turkeys, and milk,
which outweighed declining
production of hogs, sheep and
lambs, and eggs Trends to less
efficient feed use for cattle, and
to more efficient rates for
broilers continued.,
Farming took less labor than
ever--a record-low 6 2 billion
hours. That’s because output per
hour advanced 3 percent for
crops, and 6 percent for livestock
Fertilizer use leveled off for the
year ended June 30, 1972 And
with fewer farms and bigger and
more powerful machines,
numbers of major equipment
items on farms continued the
long-term decline.
A free copy of “Changes in
Farm Production and Efficiency,
a Summary Report 1973,”
Statistical Bulletin No. 233, is
available on postcard request
from the Office of Com
munication, U. S. Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
20250. Please include your zip
code.
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