AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS PAULUS United States Department of Agriculture UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 2006 The index and/or table of contents has been removed and photographed separately within this volume year. For roll film users, this information for the current volume year is at the beginning of the microfilm. For a prior year volume, this information is at the end of the microfilm. For microfiche users, the index and/or contents is contained on a separate fiche. Introduction Agricultural Statistics is published each year to meet the diverse need for a reliable reference book on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns. Its tables of annual data cover a wide variety of facts in forms suited to most common use Inquiries concerning more current or more detailed data, past and prospective revisions, or the sta- tistical methodology used should be addressed directly to the agency credited with preparing the table. Most of the data were prepared or compiled in the U.S. Department of Agriculture The historical series in this volume have been generally limited to data beginning with 1995 or later. Foreign agricultural trade statistics include Government as well as non-Government shipments of merchandise from the United States and Territories to foreign countries. They do not include U.S shipments to the U.S. Armed Forces abroad for their own use or shipments between the States and U.S. Territories. The world summaries of production and trade of major farm products are prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture from reports of the U.S. Department of Commerce, official statistics of foreign governments, other foreign source materials, reports of U.S. Agricultural Attachés and Foreign Service Officers, and the result of office research Statistics presented in many of the tables represent actual counts of the items covered. Most of the statistics relating to foreign trade and to Government programs, such as numbers and amounts of loans made to farmers, and amounts of loans made by the Commodity Credit Corporation, etc., are data of this type. A large number of other tables, however, contain data that are estimates made by the Department of Agriculture The estimates for crops, livestock, and poultry made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture are prepared mainly to give timely current State and national totals and averages. They are based on data obtained by sample surveys of farmers and of people who do business with farmers. The survey data are supplemented by information from the Censuses of Agriculture taken every five years and check data from various sources. Being estimates, they are subject to revision as more data become available from commerical or Government sources. Unless otherwise indicated, the totals for the United States shown in the various tables on area, production, numbers, price, value, supplies, and disposition are based on official Department estimates. They exclude States for which no official esti- mates are compiled DEFINITIONS **Value of production’’ as applied to crops in the various tables, is derived by multiplying produc- tion by the estimated season average price received by farmers for that portion of the commodity actually sold. In the case of fruits and vegetables, quantities not harvested because of low prices or other economic factors are not included in value of production. The word ‘‘Value’’ is used in the inventory tables on livestock and poultry to mean value of the number of head on the inventory date. It is derived by multiplying the number of head by an estimated value per head as of the date The word ‘‘Year’’ (alone) in a column heading means calendar year unless otherwise indicated ‘**Ton’’ when used in this book without qualifications means a short ton of 2,000 pounds AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 2006 WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND CONVERSION FACTORS The following table on weights, measures, and conversion factors covers the most important agri cultural products, or the products for which such information is most frequently asked of the U.S Department of Agriculture. It does not cover all farm products nor all containers for any one product The information has been assembled from State schedules of legal weights, various sources within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and other Government agencies. For most products, particularly fruits and vegetables, there is a considerable variation in weight per unit of volume due to differences in variety or size of commodity, condition and tightness of pack, degree to which the container is heaped, etc. Effort has been made to select the most representative and fairest average for each prod uct. For those commodities which develop considerable shrinkage, the point of origin weight or weight at harvest has been used. The approximate or average weights as given in this table do not necessarily have official standing as a basis for packing or as grounds for settling disputes. Not all of them are recognized as legal weight. The table was prepared chiefly for use of workers in the U.S. Department of Agriculture who have need of conversion factors in statistical computations AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 2006 WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND CONVERSION FACTORS (See explanatory text just preceding this table) WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Approximate net weight Commodity US Pounds x 60 vif 38-42 40-45 “wbu»wN 37-41 No 24 Bin= a8So BRS 8 @““vNu O NS®@ Bale, net Bushe! Galion Bushel Sack Barrel Ve crate 2 dz- Va-bdbi. box '3 behs Galion Bushe! at barrel 24—qt. crate do Bushei B8s8 WB12ui,srkc heretaeVb teloe- upinndt bas- BCBauossl xeha ,eyse !ir n 3g0' l* ed ozen a n™a o ay=Cn»“BB =w=i8 sw a8 8 Bale Bag BCtuns,h ello ose pack CtnB ulokr Crate, 888 0 2+ ao n>b e Bushel Ctn of 12 tubes or 12 film bag mesh bag pkgs 12 Flat crate (1% cloves each bu) Ctn, place pack Crate ® Ve-box mesh Film plastic bag 1% bu. box s & car- 1% bu. box t4o8n s1 hIbo.l dfiinlgm Box '5 bags Burlap sack 12-qt. basket 8e8 Re Bushel Lug S8ne 8oieo—a t Q o Q-— Galion 4-asket W.G.A. crate crate '” Fiberboard box shel do Gallon % Cin 10.4-15.9 Bale, gross =w e8S88p 8 23 Butd BnNeO oo See footnotes on page ix AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 2006 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES—Continued Approximate net Approximate net weight Commodity weight U.S Metric US Metric | | Kilograms Pounds Kilograms 2125..79 DDoo | CSttnd,p abcoTkix g,h t-4f/il5l bu 4365--3478 || 2 106..43--2116..78 2115..89--121821...173 PeaGsr euennsh elled || Bushel 28-30 | 12.7-13.6 170 Dry | do 60 | 27.2 Peppers, green | do 25-30 | Do | 1% bu carton 28 34.5 Perilla seed Bushe! 37-40 17.2 Pineapples | Carton 40 | 272 Plums and | prunes | Ctn & lugs 28 19.5-23.6 Do | Ve-bu. basket 30 Popcorn On ear | Bushel 1°5760|| Shelled do Poppy seed do 46 iWdw Potatoes Bushei 60 | Do | Barrei 165 | Do | Box 50 _ Do do Quinces Bushel ANWnOo osa peseed | do Raspberries Ve-pint baskets Redtop seed Bushel Refiners’ syrup Galion Rice _ Rough | Bushel oan Do | Bag Olive oil Do Barrel OOnniioonnss,, dgrrye en RosMiinll ed PDorcukme,t noert bag OrbaFTCulaneolngxriaecifssdoha r e ndia and CBBtoonxx, 24-dz behs 8o RSShueatsela albomtaesg ass eed | BCurasthdedeo o! (4-7 doz DAroi zona BCaorxt o'ns fR#s e8e Sorgo bunches) Orchardgrass Seed | Bushel Pasime edoi l BGaulsihoen! | ™e&8 sNSa SoSrygrhuupm Galion Parsnips wer ~ grain '* | Bushel Peaches 5S N=N~ NwOS oybeans do Do 2 ayec tn or Soybean oil | Gallon lug Spelt Bushel ¥e-Bu, Ctn/crate | —_s nach do @ Peanut oil Gallon VSR QnONHWWHO@OoCN OO2SROO4 On OOUn S NUteOr NaUw WbeHrr ies 24-qt. crate Peanuts | Do 12-pt. crate > en} unshetled ~~ pond Virginia type Bushel | 4 “4 | Bushel A@ MDoOwnn Runners Sugarcane South-east- yrup em do (sulfured or Spanish un-sulfured) Souetahs tern do | SSwunefeltopwoetra toseesed Do western do Tangerines Pears Florida COatlhiefro rnia =~} | ACarliizfoonran ia See footnotes on page ix AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 2006 c o it ie S8g38n88 s To Convert From Avoirdupois Pounds Muluply by 0.45359237 0.00045359237 Conversion Factors 1 Metric ton=2,204.622 pounds 1 Square mile=640 acres=259 hectares 1 Gallon=3.7853 liters AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 2006 CONVERSION FACTORS Approximate equivaient mary beginning 1943, 8 pounds fresh bushels buckwheat pound dressed weight (1999 average) —_ dressed weight (1999 average) BrEt A gs 34 ia 7He pounds milk pounds milk s86eés esess nds liquid skim milk £ nds milk ice cream2 * ay | fat from butter and concentratemidl k Eggs ° o8 8s 41.2 pounds frozen or liquid whole eggs 10.3 pounds dried whole eggs i 3 pounds fresh in California; 4 pounds fresh elsewhere éEs s About 2‘ gallons oil 0.64 box fresh fruit 0.737 pound dressed weight, excluding lard 2.22 pounds unshelied through 1949; 2 pounds thereafter 2 pounds unshelied 4.55 pounds unshelied |1. 19 pounds unshelied 2.22 pounds unshelled through 1949; 2.5 pounds thereafter 2.78 pounds unshelied sgesss s2i8 rh pounds fresh through 1918; 6 pounds fresh for 1919-28; and 6/2 pounds fresh from 1929 Hietye t ~_—_ 8 ] £ 8 af