CROP PRODUCTION REPORT
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Fay Stocks on Farms;
January 1 supplies of Hay on farms were al
most 70 million tons or about the same as
a year earlier. This year's farm stocks
were nearly 2 million tons larger than the
9 year (1938-46) average but several mil
lion less than the very large farm supplies
of January 1, 1943 and 1946. Present sup
plies aro probably adequate in most states
but appear to be rather low in some areas.
Milk Production
Milk production on United States fams dur
ing December is estimated at 8.2 billion
pounds, lowest for. the month since 1940.
Production rer cow in December was second
highest on record but milk cow numbers have
been declining since mid-1944, and are now
the lowest since the fall of 1940. Decem
ber production was 4$ below a year earlier
and was up only one per cent from November,
compared with an average increase of 3 per
cent. Milk production nercapita in Dec
ember averaged 1.83 rounds, lowest for the
month in 10 years.
Preliminary milk production estimates for
the 12 months of 1947 total 120 billion
pounds for the year, slightly more than in
1945, and above all other years exceat
1945 when production was 1 percent higher.i
Annual milk production per capita in 1947,
based on total United States population,
was the lowest since 1940 but about equal
to the 1936-45 average. More detailed
estimates of 1947 milk -production includ
ing data for all States will be issued Feb
ruary 18, after results of the year-end suxj
v»j of ml .Ik cow numbers become available.
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Milk production per cow in herds kept by
cron correspondents averaged 13.15 pounds
on January 1, 1948, 3$ above a month earl
ier, which is the average seasonal increase
from December 1 to January 1. I! ilk pro
duction per cow for the country as a'whole
was 2 per cent less than a year earlier,
but 6$ above the 1937-46 average for Jan- J
uary 1.
Eggs
Prices received by farmers for eggs in-midi
December averaged 58.7 cents per dozen,
the highest for the month since 1920, com
pared with 47 cents a year ago and 34.3
cents for the 1936-45 average. Egg prices
increased 10 percent during the month e: d
ing December 15 compared with a 2 percent
decrease last year and an average decrease
of 3 percent.
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