N E V a V a a G R 1 C U L T U R E 4 Annual Slaughter Report 1967
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N E V A D A C R 0 PAN D L I V EST 0 C K R E·P 0 R TIN G S E R V ICE U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Cooperating Div. of Agricultural EConomics ,Statistical Reporting Service with University 9f Nevada. and Nevada State Dept. of Agriculture }~ C. Fleischmann Agricultural Building, am 232, Reno, Nevada 89507 I N E V A V A A G R 1 C U L TURE The following pages contain excerpts from comments and statistical tables of the various reports that have been published the papt few months by the Nevada Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Contents 1 Number of Farms - Land in Farms Nevada Annual Crop Report - 1967 2 Nevada Annual Crop Report - 1967 (tables) 3 Nevada Annual Livestock Report - January 1, 1968 4 1967 Farm Income Report 5 Annual Slaughter Report 1967 N'evada 1967 Calf Crop Report Nevada 1967 La~b Crop Report ~fool Production - Value of Sales 1967 6 Nevada Annual Dairy Report 1967 7 Nevada Hilk CO\-TSand Milk Production, by Menths Jtnnual Chickens and Eg~s 1967 Honey and Beeswax Production - Prices - Value - 1967 Published June 5, 1968 Odell Larson / Robert Hurphy R. M. Pallesen Agricultural Statisticians State Statistician NUMBER OF FARMS - LAND IN FARMS NEVADA: Farm numbers in Nevada totaled 2,200 in 1967 which is unchanged from the 1966 number, according to the Nevada Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. The number of farms operated in the State are following the Nationwide trend of fewer and larger f~~ms during the last decade and repres~nts a 24 percent decline from the 2,900 farms ope.rated in 1957. A preliminary number of 2,100 farms is estimated for 1968, which indicates a 5 per- cent decline from 1967. The expanding usage of new farm land by increased acreage under 1rrigatiop has been generally offset by expanding urbanization and construction of highway .systems 0 Land in Nevada farms has remained virtually unchanged during the last 5 years at 8,800,000 aeres. The ,verage size farm or ranch in Nevada for 1961 is estimated at 4,000 acres. This is unchan~ed from 1966 but compares with 1968 projected average of 4,190 acres. Nevada ranks 2nd to Arizona with the largest average size farms in the United states. NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS NEVADA ·. UNITED STATES • Number of Average Size . Land in :: Number of Average Size .• Land in Year ·. Farms of Farms Farms ··.. Farms of Farms Farms Acres lz000 Acres:: Thousands Acres liOOO Acres 1953 ),100 2;bSo 8,300 ·. 4,984 1/ 242 ,205,740 1954 3,000 2,870 8,600 ·. 4,79.8 - 251 1,206,355 1955 3,000 2,930 8,800 ·. 4,654 258 1,201,900 1956 2,900 3,140 9,100 ·. 4,514 265 1,197,070 1957 2,900 3,170 9,200 :: 4,372 272 1,191,340 1958 2,800 3,290 9,200 ··.. 4,232 280 1,184,944 1959 2,700 3,410 9,200 ··.'. 4,105 2/ 288 1,182,563 1960 2,600 3,540 9,200 ·. 3,962 - 291 1,176,946 1961 2,500 3/ 3,680 9,200 ·. 3,821 3/ 306 1,169,899 1962 2~400 3/ 3,620 8,700 ·. 3,685 3/ 315 1,161,383 1963 2~300 3/ 3,870 8,900 ·. 3,561 3/ 324 1,153,072 1964 a.soo 3/ 3,830 8,800 ·.·. 3,442 3/ 333 1,146,806 1965 2~200 3/ 4,000 8,800 ·.·. 3,340 3/ 342 1,141,536 1966 2~200I! 4,000 8,800 ··.. 3,239 3/ 351 1,137,161 1967 2~200 3/ 4,000 8,800 ·. 3,146 3/ 360 1,131,982 1968 · 2~100 4'/ 4,190 8,800 :: 3,059 4'/ 369 1,128,567 1/ Excluding Alaska and Hawaii (1953-58) 3/ Revised y Inc1udin~ Alaska and Hawaii (1959-68) Ii/ Preliminary NEVADA ANNUALCROP REPORI'- 1967 Ne~da farms and ranches produced 990,000 tons of crops during the 1967 season according to the Nevada Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. This is 13 percent more than the 1966 output of 874,000 tons and 8 percent more than the 1961-65 average of 916,000 tons. Record yields per acre were recorded for alfalfa hay, alfalfa seed, and barley, three of Nevada's most important crops. The total tonnage for all crops was produced on 468,000 acres during 1967 which is 14 percent more than the harvest acreage of 410,000 in 1966 but 1 percent less than the 5 year ~verage of 473,000 acres. ' As of January 1, 1967 Nevada's water outlook was near average. January 1 snow measurements indicated close to average water content in some basins and slightly above average on other basins. Precipitation during the water year period, October 1, 1966 through September 30, 1967 totaled 11.27 inches which is 37 percent above normal. All months from March through September recorded normal or above normal precipitation. Streams peaked about a month later than usual, resulting in good water supplies late in the irr~gation season. The 1967 growing season started about 2 to 4 weeks late due to the Late spring storms. Average temperatures during April 1967 were considerably below normal and this trend continued on through May and June. Average temperatures for July through October were above normal. Tem;eratures and Precipitation for 1966-67 Water Year OCT: NOV : DEC : JAN : FEB : MAR : APR : MAY : JUN : JUL : AUG : SEPT :TOTAL Temperatures :- - - -- ---------DEGREES--------- - --- - - ----- - 1966-67... :50.1: 41.4: 30.7: 32.1: 36.1: 40.9: 39.2: 54.8: 60.9: 73.4: 73.3: 63.8: 49.7 Normal ••• :51.8: 39.4: 32.7: 29.6: 33.8: 40.3: 48.6: 56.4: 64.4: 72.9: 70.8: 62.8: 50.3 Precipitation:- - - - -- --- - ----INCHES - ------ ----- -- - - - 1966-67 ••• : .08: .59 2.02: 1.30:.11 .97 1.48: .80 1.57:.91 .41: 1.03: 11.27 Normal ••• :.68:.68 .90:.94: .88 : .81 .79:.77 .53: .47 .41:.39: 8.25 - 1 - NEVADA ANNUAL CROP REPORT- 1967 Acres : PRO DUCT ION: Value Dollars Crop & Year : Harvested :--PerAcre : TOTAL: Unit : Per Unit TOT A L Winter Wheat: 1961-65 Av. 4,000 44.8 226,000 Bu 1.40 316,000 1966 9,000 70.0 630,000 " 1.50 945,000 1967 12,000 70.0 840,000 " 1.42 1,193,000 Spring Wheat: 1961-65 Av. 13,000 36.0 489,000 II 1.70 823,000 1966 9,000 27.0 243,000 " 1.50 364,000 1967 8,000 50.0 460,000 " 1.41 564,000 Oats: 1961-65 Av. 3,000 44.8 143,000 " .90 120,000 1966 2,000 45.0 90,000 " .84 76,000 1967 1,000 50.0 50.000 " .84 42,000 Barley: 1961-65 Av. 12,000 47.6 593,000 " 1.15 687,000 1966 18,000 46.0 828,000 " 1.20 994,000 1967 17,000 58.0 986,000 " 1.21 1,193,000 Cotton: 1961-65 Av. 3,300 791 5,400 Bales .330 916,000 1966 2,200 813 3,700 " .239 445,000 1967 2,200 829 3,800 " .390 741,000 Alfalfa Seed: 1961-65 Av. 7,160 271 1,930,000 Pounds .39 747,000 1966 11,000 380 4,180,000 II .386 1,613,000 1967 11,000 440 4,840,000 " .420 2,033,000 Potatoes: .1961-65 Av. 1,300 186 233,000 Cm 1.75 405,000 1966 800 220 176,000 " 2.50 440,000 1967 700 275 192,000 " 2.10 403,000 Corn for Silage: 1961-65 Av. 5,000 15.3 77,000 Tons 8.80 679,000 1966 7,000 17.5 122,000 " 10.00 1,220,000 1967 6,000 17.0 102,000 " 9.50 969,000 Alfalfa Hay: 1961-65 Av. 143,000 3.18 455,000 " 1966 150,000 3.30 495,000 II 1967 154,000 3.45 531,000 Clover-Timothy Hay: " 1961-65 Av. 50,000 1.33 67,000 " 1966 50,000 .90 45,000 " 1967 51,000 1.25 64,000 " Grain & Other Hay: 1961-65 Av. 15,000 1.53 23,000 " 1966 12,000 1.50 18,000 " 1967 12,000 1.75 21,000 " Wild Hay: 1961-65 Av. 214,000 1.00 215,000 " 1966 138,000 .85 117,000 " 1967 193,000 1.00 193,000 " All Hay: 1961-65 Av. 422,000 1.80 759,000 " 22.60 17,161,000 1966 350,000 1.93 675,000 " 29.50 19,912,000 1967 410,000 1.97 809,000 " 27.00 21,843,OQO Tomato Plants: 1961-65 Av. 65 330 21,500 Thousand 5.55 119,000 1966 80 296 23,700 Plants 5.50 130,000 1967 75 253 19,000 5.50 104,000 Radishes: 1961-65 Av. 180 1,390 250,000 Dozen .44 1ll,OOO 1966 120 1,670 200,000 Bunches .40 80,000 1967 90 2,390 215,000" .35 75,000 Green Onions: 1961-65 Av. 125 3,780 473,000" .45 214,000 1966 85 5,680 483,000" .48 232,000 1967 85 6 590 56°2°00" •20 112,000 ACREAGE - PRODUCTION - VAL1~ SUMMARY 1961-65, 1966, 1967 :1961-65: 1966 : 1967 :1961-65: 1966 : 1967 :1961-65: 1966 : 1967 Corn-Wheat- .