CALF CROP LAMB CROP WOOL PRODUCTION MOHAIR PRODUCTION

REVISED ESTIMATES BY STATES 1960-64

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board February 1967 Washington, D.C. Statistical Bulletin No.392

CALF CROP, LAMB CROP, WOOL PRODUCTION, MOHAIR PRODUCTION, REVISED ESTIMATES BY STATES, 1960-64 Revised Estimates This report is one of a group on agricultural products presenting revised estimates for calf crop, lamb crop, wool production, and mohair production for 1960-64. These revisions resulted from a review and analysis of the 1964 Census of Agriculture covering livestock numbers and of other data. Estimates of numbers on farms January 1 are revised every 5 years after taking into consideration the changes indicated by Census enumerations and all the other data available. When revisions are made for the inventory numbers, corresponding adjustments are usually necessary in production items. Calf Crop and Lamb Crop The calf crop and lamb crop estimates continue the official series of calves born and lambs saved as shown in "Meat Animals, Farm Production, and Income, 1922-44," 1/ "Meat Animals, Farm Production, Disposition, and Income, 1945-49," 2/ "Meat Anim.;;Js, Farm Production, Disposition, and Income, 1950-54," 3/ and "Meat Arrlmals, Farm Production, Disposition, and Income, 1955-59."

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The number of calves born is computed by multiplying the number of all cows 2 years old and older on farms and number at the beginning of the year by an estimated percentage calf crop for the year. The estimated calf crop percentage is not strictly a calving rate. The figure represents calves born expressed as a percentage of the beginning inventory of cows and heifers 2 years old and older on January 1 and not the number of all cows and heifers giving birth to calves during the year. The number of lambs saved is defined as the number of lambs docked or branded in the 13 Western sheep States {11 Western States, South Dakota, and Texas). In other States the number of lambs saved is the number living on July 1 or sold before that date. The estimated lamb crop percentage is the number of lambs saved per 100 ewes 1 year old and older on farms and ranches at the beginning of the year. Wool and Mohair Production The wool production estimates continue the official series as shown in "Wool and Mohair, Production and Value, United States and by States, 1909-59." 5/ The average prices for wool and mohair for 1 960-62 are for the marketing season April th~ough March; for 1963, AprilDecember; for 1964, January through December.

]_/ United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Meat Animals, Farm Production, and Income, 1924-44. Revised Estimates by States. 152 pp., September 194 7. !:._/ United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Meat Animals, Farnn Production, Disposition, and Income, 1945-49. Revised Estimates by States. U.S. Dept. Agr. Statis. Bul. 113, 19pp., Julyl952. ~_/ United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. Meat Animals, Farm Production, Disposition, and Income, 1950-54. Revised Estimates by States. U.S. Dept. Agr. Statis. Bul. 184, 35 pp., June 1956. i/ United States Department of Agriculture, Statistical Reporting Service. Meat Animals, Farm Production, Disposition, and Income, 1955-59. Revised Estimates by States. U.S. Dept. Agr. Statis. Bul. 284, 37 pp., May 1961. §_/ United States Department of Agriculture, Statistical Reporting Service. Wool and Mohair, Production and Value, United States, by States, 1909-59. U.S. Dept. Agr. Statis. Bul. 309, 35 pp., April 1962.

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Table L --Galf and lamb crops: Number calves born and number born as a percentage of cows 2 years old and older and number of lambs saved as percentage of ewes 1 year old and older, United States, 1960-64

Year Number

Calf crop 1/ Calves born AJ; percentage of cows & heifers 2 yrs. old and older January 1 3/

1,000 Percent

~

All cows & heifers

2 yrs. old & older January 1 1,000 head

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Iamb crop 2/ 4/ As percentage of ewes 1 year old and older January 1

Iamb saved

Number 1,000 head

Percent

Ewes 1 year old and older January 1 1,000 head

86 45,958 21,012 94 22,406 86 46,598 20,782 94 22,199 87 47,654 19,712 93 21,252 86 48,968 18,516 92 20,028 87 50 441 16 4 91 18 723 Includes Alaska beginning 19 1. Includes Alaska beginning 19 1. Hawaii not available. J/ Not strictly a calving rate. Figure represents calves born expressed as percentage of the number of cows and heifers 2 years old and older on January 1 and not the number of all cows and heifers giving birth to calves during the year. '!} Iambs saved defined as lambs living June 1, or sold before June 1 in the Native States and lambs docked or branded in the Western sheep States. Table 2.--Wool:

Number of sheep shorn, production and value, and pulled wool production, United States, 1960-64 y Shorn wool

Year

Sheep and lambs shorn 3/

Weight per fleece

head

Pounds

i,ooo

Production 1,000 pounds

Pulled wool Price per pound 4/ Cents

Value

Weight per skin

Production

Total wool production

1,000 dollars

Pounds

1,000 pounds

1,000 pounds

g/ .. ;

42.0 111,412 3.26 3l,o81 8.54 265,277 33,600 111,445 ••• : 30,454 8.51 259,161 3.25 34,500 43.0 ••• 29,193 8.45 246,636 47.7 29,900 117,579 3.30 112,426 48.4 28,800 ••• 27,264 8.53 232,446 3.32 25 100 112,877 3.41 8.34 212 333 53.2 ••• 25 455 1 Data for Hawaii not available. y Excludes Alaska. ~ Includes shearing at commercial feeding yards. TSJ Computed by weighting State average prices for all wool sold during the marketing sales of shorn wool. For the year 1960 through 1962, the marketing year was April through For 1963, the marketing year was April through December. For 1964, the marketing year was through December. 1960 1961 1962 1963 1 64

Table 3. --Mohair: Year

298,877 293,661 276,536 261,246 237,433

year by March. January

Number goats clipped, production, and value of sales, seven States, 1960-64

Goats clipped gj

Average clip per goat

1,000 head

Pounds

Production 1,000 pounds

Price per pound Cents

Jl

!I

Value 1,000 dollars

24,467 6.3 3,888 89.7 21,937 6.6 4,021 26,411 85.6 22,615 6.4 4,236 27,215 71.4 19,430 6.6 88.1 29,007 4,363 25,562 6. 4 68 2 6 4. 28 0 Includes Missouri, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, utah, Oregon and California. gj In States where goats are clipped twice a year, the number clipped is the sum of goats and kids clipped in the spring and kids clipped in the fall. Jl For each State the average price is a weighted average for all mohair sold during the marketing season. For the years 1960 through 1962, the marketing year was April through March. For 1963, the marketing year was April through December, beginning in 1964, January through December. The 7-State average price is computed by weighting State prices by production of mohair. 1960 1961 1962 1963 1 64

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Table 4.--Cal:f' crop:

Number calves born, by States, 1960-64 Calves born

State 1960 1,000 head ~ 53 245 88 13 82 1,212 117 918

1961 1,000

1962

1963

1964

1,000

~

head

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head

97 53 250 87 12 80 1,2o4 114 941

1,ooo head --"90

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48 237 82 10 74 1,183 1o8 925

47 231 79 10 71 1,181 1o4 921

: Ohio : Indiana Illinois •••••••••• •! Michigan •••••••••• •! Wisconsin :

882 718 1,158 709 2,272

876 721 1,158 719 2,272

880 713 1,160 719 2,309

847 703 1,145 703 2,319

825 709 1,162 697 2,313

Kansas

1, 568 1, 742 1,654 848 1,424 1,689 1.395

1,599 1,755 1,683 886 1,452 1, 714 1,492

1,618 1,777 1,740 910 1,485 1,746 1,620

1,636 1,810 1,798 963 1,539 1,802 1.655

1,684 1,911 1,895 1,071 1,653 1,917 1.726

Delaware ·: Maryland •••••••••• •! Virginia : west Virginia ••••• •! North Carolina : South Carolina : Georgia : Florida :

27 232 633 255 390 233 598 601

26 234 652 255 398 233 612 670

26 230 670 258 399 240 646 725

24 225 675 252 396 256 685 716

22 218 648 258 413 254 733 774

Kentucky ............ : Tennessee " : Alabama : Mississippi .•••.•• ·= Arkansas •.••.••.•• ·= Louisiana ••••••••• •! Oklahoma •••••••••• •! Texas ............... :

947 881 761 925 644 843 1,461 4,078

1,000 920 754 939 642 870 1,518 h,l37

1,059 963 780 969 681 9o4 1,603 4z386

1,117 1,003 802 1,011 720 901 1;ro2 4, 517

1,181 l,o41 833 1,059 749 953 1,820 4,638

Montana ·: Idaho .•......•..•. ·= Hyo1ning ......•..•• ·= Colorado ....•••••• ·= New Mexico : Arizona : Utah : Nevada ••••...••••• ·= vlashington : Oregon : California :

1,081 539 509 810 564 297 317 225 473 624 1,524

1,107 553 512 816 586 317 305 226 508 630 1,529

1,115 -583 525 848 622 332 320 242 526 668 1,530

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l, 190 595 560 892 646 337 319 234 535 688 1,526

1,266 626 595 916 663 352 325 246 542 72h 1,597

39.355

ho,n4

41.375

42,201

43.739

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United States

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52 244 85 11 78 1,223 114 947

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3.8

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62

62

39,416

i:o, 180

41,441

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