• Intended feed grain plantings
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
prospective plantings of the
four feed grains totaled 119
milion acres in the 34 States
surveyed, up three percent
from the 115 million acres
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planted in those States in
1979.
Intended plantings are up
four percent for com, up five
percent for sorghum, up 11
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percent for barley, but down
five percent for oats.
" CORN: growers in states
surveyed mtended to plant
81.6 million acres of com for
all purposes as of January 1,
1980, four percent more than
both last year and 1978.
These states accounted for
98.2 percent of the Nation’s
com acreage planted in 1979.
Intended plantings in the
North Central States are up
three percent from a year
earlier. All of the maior Com
Belt States are showing
increases.
Intentions in the South
Atlantic and South Central
States are up 7 and 14 per
cent, respectively.
SORGHUM: Prospective
plantings of sorghum for all
purposes in 1980 total 15.9
million acres in the states
surveyed, up five percent
from 1979 but down two
percent from 1978.
These states accounted for
97.9 percent of the U.S.
acreage in 1979. Texas, with
32 percent of the Nation’s
sorghum acreage last year,
is expecting a four percent
increase this year. Kansas,
which accounted for 30
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percent of the U.S. total,
indicates 10 percent more
acreage than for 1979.
Other major states ex
pecting increases are:
Nebraska five percent,
Oklahoma three percent,
and Colorado one percent.
Missouri acreage is ex
pected to be the same as last
year. South Dakota is the
only major state expecting a
decline and intentions there
point to 6 percent decline.
OATS: Average of fall
seeded oats plus intended
spring plantings in the states
surveyed is expected to total
13.3 million acres in 1980,
down five percent from the
previous year and 17 percent
less than in 1978.'
The states surveyed ac
counted for 98. D percent of
the Nation’s oat acreage in
1979.
Planted acreage for 1980 is
expected to be lower than
last year in lowa, Minnesota,
South Dakota, Texas, and
Wisconsin and unchanged
from 1979 in North Dakota.
Acreage in these six
states, which accounted for
almost two-thirds of the U.S.
oat acreage in 1979 is ex-
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up 6 percent
pected to decline six percent
from last year.
Only five of the states
surveyed showed intentions
to increase oats acreage
over 1979.
BARLEY; Planted
acreage of fall seeded barley
plus intended plantmgs for
this sprmg for the states
surveyed totaled 8.43 million
acres.
This is 11 percent more
than 1979 but 12 percent
below 1978. The states
surveyed accounted for 94.6
percent of the U.S. planted
acreage in 1979.
For the six major states,
California was down 10
percent, while Idaho was up
two percent, Minnesota up 21
percent, Montana up 18
percent, North Dakota up 24
percent, and South Dakota
up 11 percent.
These states accounted for
nearly three-fourths of the
Nation’s planted acreage in
1979 and showed a combined
increase of 13 percent m
intended acreage for 1980.
SPRING WHEAT:
Growers in the spring wheat
producing states surveyed,
representing 99.5 percent of
the U.S. total in 1979, expect
to plant 15.7 million acres of
spring wheat other than
durum.
This is one percent more
than the 15.5 million acres
(6.28 million hectares)
planted in 1979 and 11 per
cent more than 1978.
These states experienced
large amounts of winter kill
of winter wheat a year ago
and reseeded to spring
wheat. This year’s acreage
is more in line with two
years ago.
Most other states expect a
larger acreage than last
year.
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with the Penn State Ex
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at room temperature, or
about 65 to 75°, lost more
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SOYBEAN: Growers in
the states surveyed expected
as of January 1 to plant a
record high 70.7 million
acres to soybeans in 1980,
virtually unchanged from
the record high of 70.6
million acres planted in
those states last year.
Changes range from a 6
percent decline in Penn
sylvania to a three percent
increase in Virginia.
Growers in the North
Central States expect to
plant 43.0 million acres,
down one percent from 1979.
Changes in these States
range from a decline of 4
percent in Indiana and
Michigan to a 20 percent
increase in Wisconsin.
Illinois acreage is ex
pected to decline two percent
while the expected acreage
m lowa is unchanged from
last year.
Planted acreage in the
South Central area is in
dicated at 20.9 million acres,
up 1 percent from last year.
Changes from 1979 range
from a decrease of 1 percent
in Texas to an increase of
four percent in Alabama.
Producers in the North and
South Atlantic areas plan
only a slight increase from
last year.
SUNFLOWER: Intended
sunflower acreage for all
purposes, in the four states
estimating the crop, shows a
decrease of 10 percent to 4.99
milion acres (2.02 million
hectares) in 1900.
Intended acreage planted
to oil varieties at 4.76 million
acres is down 11 percernt
from 1979 while non-oil
varieties are expected to
increase 4 percent from last
year.
quality m a single day than
they would lose in a full week
in the refrigerator.
Refrigerated eggs should
retain their freshness at
least four to six weeks.
While many refrigerators
feature special com
partments for egg stq«ge,
it’s a good idea to
in the carton in
brought them home
store. The carton keeps the
eggs covered and keeps
them in a secure position.
This prevents breakage Sand
the subsequent increased
deterioration.
When a high quality egg is
broken out into a pan or
bowl, the yolk should stand
high and the white should not
spread out excessively. In
lower-Jjuahty eggs, the yolk
is flakmd the white appears
watery and washed out.
When they are hard-cooked,
high quality eggs have a
well-centered yolk. Storage
deterioration primarily
detracts from the eye appeal
of the raw egg.