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Agricultural Statistics, 1999 Agricultural Statistics, 1999 was prepared under the direction of BILL PRATT, Agricultural Statistics Board, National Agricultural Statistics Service. ROSE PETRONE was responsible for coordination and technical editorial work. The USDA and NASS invite you to explore their information on the Internet. The USDA Home Page address is hittp://www.usda.gov/ and the NASS Home Page address is: http://www.usda.gov/nass/. For information on NASS products you may call the Agricultural Statistics Hotline, 1-800-727-9540 or send e-mail to [email protected]. The cooperation of the many contributors to this publication is gratefully acknowledged. Source notes below each table credit the various Government agencies which collaborated in furnishing information. CONTENTS Page Page Introduction ini | VU Cattle, hogs. and sheep Weights, measures, and conversion factors iv Cattle and calves Vil-l Hogs Vil-i9 1—Grain and teed Sheep and lambs Vil-29 Total grain supply 1-1 Wool VH-38 Food grains Goats and mohair Vib-44 Wheat Meats V1I-46 RRiycee LHiivdeess tock numbers VVIILL--S5!S Feed grains VIl—Dairy and poultry statistics Corn Cows, milk Vill-l Oats Chickens Vill-30 Barley Dairy products Vill-14 Sorghum Turkeys Vill-4! Grain consumption Eggs Vill-43 Animal units fed IX—Farm resources, income and expenses Feedstuffs Economic trends IX-1 Farm property Cotton, tobacco, sugar crops, and honey Farm labor Cotton Farm production and distnbution Sugarbeets Prices and income Sugar Costs and expenses Honey Beeswax X—Taxes, insurance, credit, and cooperatives Syrups Taxes and insurance Tobacco CFraerdmietr s’a nd coloopaenr atpirvoegsr ams Oilseeds, fats, and oils Rural utilities Cottonseed XI—Stabilization and price-support programs Flaxseed Price support Peanuts Payments to producers Soybeans Marketing agreements and orders XI-i4 Sunflower OPleipvpee rmoiiln t and spearmint AgncCSuoolintls uercraovlna steciroovnnas teir&ov na tpiopolrnlou tgiraonandm s afboraetsetmrye nts taptirsotigcrsa ms XXHl-!i 8 Margarine Forestry XIl-26 Shortening Fats and oils Consumption and family living Population XIll-! Vegetables and melons Food consumption and nutrition XI! Vegetables and melons Prices at retail levels XI 10 Vegetable arrivals and shipments Food service establishments XII-10 Vegetable utilization Fertilizers and pesticides Commercial pack Field crops XIV Fruits XIV-11 Fruits, tree nuts, and horticultural specialties Vegetables Fruits Tree nuts Miscellaneous agricultural statistics Cocoa beans, coffee, and tea Agncultural imports and exports Mushrooms Food acquisitions Flowers Fishery statistics Refrigeration statistics seeds, and minor field crops Alaska statistics SHeaeyd s CCrroopp rpraongkriensgss Beans, dry edible Appendix | Peas, dry Telephone contact list Hops Index