Agricultural Statistics 2006 os Statistics, 2006 was prepared under the direction of FORESTINE CHAPMAN, Agricul- tural Statistics Board, National Agricultural Statistics Service. ROSE M. PETRONE was responsible for coordinatioannd technical editorial work. The _— and NASS invite you to explore their information on the Internet. The USDA Home Page eise -usda.gov/ and the NASS Home Page address _ is: http://www For information on NASS products you may call the Agricultural Statistics Hotline, 1-800or- sen7d e2-mai7l t-o [email protected] v. 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 informa- tion. CONTENTS Page Page CIID cececncccnessemserrserarserereerenensesoneanysensenemsets vevsseee ti | Vil—Cattle, hogs, and sheep Weights, measures, and conversion factors ........... » 2 Cattle and calves Vil-l Hogs Vil-18 Sheep and lambs Vil-27 Il Wool VII-35 Goats and mohair Vi1L-40 L-l Meats Vil-41 LB Hides Mil-47 Livestock numbers ViL-SO Vill—Dairy and poultry statistics 1-24 Cows, milk Vill-1 1-32 Chickens V1N1-26 wow 1-36 Dairy products Vill-14 .. 1-41 Turkeys VIll-34 Eggs Vill-37 IX—Farm resources, income and expenses Economic trends IX-1 Farm property IX-2 Farm labor 1X-13 Farm production and distribution IX-16 Prices and income 1X-26 Costs and expenses IX-39 X—-Taxes, insurance, credit, and cooperatives Taxes and insurance X-1 Credit and loan programs X-10 Farmers’ cooperatives X-12 Rural utilities X-14 XI—Stabilization and price-support programs Price support XI-1 Payments to producers XI-8 Marketing agreements and orders X1-14 XIl— Agricultural conservation and forestry statistics Conservation Reserve Programs XIl-1 Soil conservation programs XIl-14 Forestry Xil-17 XHI—Consumption and family living Population Xi! Food consumption and nutntion XI-t Prices at retail levels XIH-10 XIV—Fertilizers and pesticides Field crops XIV-1 Fruits XIV-17 Vegetables XV-—Miscellaneous agricultural statistics Agncultural imports and exports Fishery statistics Refrigeration statistics Alaska statistics Crop rankings Crop progress Appendix | Telephone contact list Appeadix-! Index Index-|!