United States Agriculture Usual Planting and Harvesting ...
[Pages:16]United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Agricultural Handbook Number 628
Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates for U.S. Field Crops
December 1997
Introduction
Usual planting and harvesting dates for major field crops appear in this report. Information is arranged by States for major crops and by commodity for selected States. In addition, dot maps show major areas of production. The information was assembled by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, based on the best and latest information available. The same data for vegetables may be found in "Commercial Vegetables for Fresh Market and Processing in Principal Producing Areas, Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates" Agriculture Handbook No. 507, issued February 1977.
The dates shown indicate the periods in which the crops are planted and harvested in most years. They do not account for exceptionally early or late dates of scattered planting and harvesting, nor abnormal seasons caused by climatic or economic conditions. Beginning dates indicate when planting or harvesting is about 5 percent complete and ending dates when operations are about 95 percent complete.
The "usual planting dates" are the times when crops are usually planted in the fields. For transplanted crops, such as tobacco, the planting period refers to the time of setting plants in the field.
The "harvest dates" refer to the periods during which harvest of the crop actually occurs. They do not extend through the subsequent period in which some commodities are stored in the field after harvest.
Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates December 1997
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Barley
Nearly 7 million acres of barley were harvested in the United States (U.S.) during 1996. After reaching a peak of over 16 million acres in 1942, harvested acreage has declined to the same level as was harvested during the first decade of this century. Yields, however, have been steadily increasing, with a record high average yield of 62.5 bushels per acre recorded in 1992. North Dakota continued to be the largest barley-producing State, harvesting 27 percent (%) of the total U.S. production. North Dakota, along with Idaho and Montana--the second and third ranking States--accounted for nearly two-thirds of the 1996 barley production. Only minor acreages are grown in the Eastern and Southern States. Most barley is fed to livestock, the remainder of the crop is used for malting.
Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates December 1997
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Barley, Spring: Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates, by State
1996
Usual Planting Dates
State
Harvested Acres
(000)
Begin
Most Active
End
Usual Harvesting Dates
Begin
Most Active
End
AK CA 1/ CO ID KS 2/ MI MN MT NE NV 1/ ND OR SD UT WA WI WY
6.9 200
92 730
25 520 1,200
17 5 2,600 150 145 100 440 75 120
May 5 Feb 20 Mar 15 Mar 24 Mar 1 Apr 15 Apr 16 Apr 7 Mar 20 Apr 5 Apr 21 Sep 1 Apr 6 Mar 20 Mar 1 Apr 5 Mar 15
May 10 - May 25 Mar 1 - May 1 Apr 5 - May 5 Apr 7 - May 5 Mar 5 - Apr 1 Apr 25 - May 8 Apr 26 - May 27 Apr 21 - May 14 Mar 25 - Apr 10 Apr 15 - May 15 May 2 - May 15
Mar 30 - May 15 Apr 17 - May 5 Apr 1 - Apr 20 Apr 1 - Apr 30 Apr 10 - May 10 Mar 28 - Apr 28
Jun 5 May 15 May 15 May 26 May 1 May 21 Jun 5 Jun 1 Apr 18 May 20 May 26 May 15 May 20 May 10 May 20 May 15 May 28
Aug 20 Aug 15 Jul 10 Jul 28 Jun 10 Jul 26 Jul 26 Aug 4 Jul 18 Jul 20 Jul 30
Jul 5 Jul 12 Jul 15 Jul 15 Jul 15 Jul 29
Sep 1 - Sep 25 Sep 1 - Sep 20 Jul 25 - Sep 5 Aug 11 - Sep 8 Jun 25 - Jul 1 Aug 3 - Aug 19 Aug 8 - Sep 7 Aug 15 - Sep 6 Jul 20 - Jul 25 Jul 25 - Aug 25 Aug 8 - Aug 23 Aug 5 - Aug 25 Jul 23 - Aug 8 Jul 25 - Aug 15 Aug 1 - Aug 30 Jul 25 - Aug 20 Aug 8 - Aug 31
Oct 5 Oct 1 Sep 20 Sep 29 Jul 10 Aug 31 Sep 24 Sep 28 Jul 30 Sep 5 Sep 6 Sep 1 Aug 20 Sep 1 Sep 15 Sep 1 Sep 21
1/ Not published by season, "All Barley" acres included. 2/ Not published by planting season. An "All Barley" acreage estimate is published in the Barley, Fall table.
Barley, Fall: Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates, by State
1996
Usual Planting Dates
State
Harvested Acres
(000)
Begin
Most Active
End
Usual Harvesting Dates
Begin
Most Active
End
AZ CA 1/ DE KS 2/ KY MD NV 1/ NJ NC OK PA SC TX VA
54
Nov 10 Dec 1 - Dec 30
Feb 1
May 15 May 30 - Jun 15
Jul 1
Sep 15
Oct 1 - Apr 15
Apr 30
May 15
Jun 1 - Jul 15
Aug 15
23
Sep 27
Oct 9 - Oct 27
Nov 10
Jun 5
Jun 12 - Jun 28
Jul 3
11
Sep 15
Oct 1 - Oct 15
Nov 1
Jun 20
Jun 15 - Jul 1
Jul 5
20
Sep 25
Oct 1- Oct 15
Oct 20
Jun 1
Jun 5- Jun 15
Jun 25
49
Sep 17
Oct 1 - Oct 21
Nov 7
Jun 12
Jun 16 - Jun 28
Jul 8
Sep 5
Sep 15 - Oct 10 Oct 20
Jul 10
Jul 15 - Aug 15 Aug 25
3
Sep 14
Oct 1 - Oct 14
Oct 21
Jun 7
Jun 21 - Jul 10
Jun 14
20
Sep 25 Oct 15 - Nov 10
Dec 1
May 25
Jun 9 - Jun 30
Jul 25
3
Sep 12
Oct 3 - Oct 29
Nov 21
Jun 6
Jun 17 - Jun 30
Jul 10
75
Aug 25 Sep 15 - Oct 15
Oct 25
Jun 20
Jun 25 - Jul 20
Aug 10
4
Oct 7
Oct 20 - Nov 20 Dec 15
May 25
Jun 5 - Jun 24
Jul 18
11
Sep 10
Oct 1 - Nov 15
Dec 1
May 20
Jun 5 - Jun 20
Jul 1
75
Sep 10
Oct 5 - Oct 30
Nov 25
May 30 Jun 10 - Jun 25
Jul 15
1/ Not published by planting season. An "All Barley" acreage estimate is published with Barley, Spring table. 2/ Not published by season, "All Barley" acres included.
Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates December 1997
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Corn
Corn was the leading U.S. crop in 1996, both in terms of value of production and acreage grown. Over 73 million acres of corn were harvested for grain. The acreage for grain comprised 92% of all corn planted. More than 80% of the corn-for-grain acreage lies in the Corn Belt States, with Iowa leading all States and Illinois ranking second. The largest acreage of record, 111 million acres, was harvested in 1917. Acreage decreased from the turn of the century, with the exception of wartime plantings, until the late-1960's. Since then, harvested acreage levels have generally ranged between 60-75 million acres.
The 1996 National grain yield was 127.1 bushels per acre the third highest yield on record. Yields have generally increased since the turn of the century, with more rapid increases occurring in more recent years. The highest corn yield on record, 138.6 bushels per acre, occurred in 1994. Corn grain production generally increased through the late-1980's. Erratic weather caused production to fluctuate significantly in the 1990's. In 1996, 9.3 billion bushels of corn were produced in the Nation, compared with 7.4 billion bushels in 1995 and the record 10.1 billion bushels in 1994.
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State
1996 Harvested
Acres (000)
AL
280
AZ
40
AR
230
CA
220
CO
940
DE
150
FL
112
GA
525
ID
40
IL
10,800
IN
5,450
IA
12,450
KS
2,350
KY
1,200
LA
523
MD
465
MI
2,300
MN
6,950
MS
605
MO
2,650
MT
15
NE
8,300
NJ
94
NM
84
NY
630
NC
900
ND
720
OH
2,750
OK
170
OR
33
PA
1070
SC
380
SD
3,700
TN
680
TX
1,800
UT
21
VA
310
WA
120
WV
40
WI
3,000
WY
50
Corn for Grain: Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates, by State
Usual Planting Dates
Usual Harvesting Dates
Begin
Mar 5 Mar 15 Apr 3 Mar 15 Apr 15 Apr 19 Mar 1 Mar 1 Apr 21 Apr 22 Apr 25 Apr 22 Apr 10 Apr 12 Mar 10 Apr 20 May 1 Apr 24 Mar 27 Apr 5 Apr 19 Apr 21 May 7 Apr 15 Apr 25 Apr 1 May 3 Apr 22 Mar 25 Apr 20 Apr 30 Mar 10 May 1 Apr 5 Feb 28 Apr 15 Apr 5 Apr 15 Apr 25 Apr 25 Apr 22
Most Active
Mar 25 - Apr 25 Apr 1 - May 15 Apr 10 - May 18
Apr 1 - Jul 1 May 1 - May 15 Apr 30 - May 16 Mar 15 - Apr 15 Mar 20 - Apr 15 May 5 - May 26 Apr 30 - May 18 May 5 - May 20 May 2 - May 16 Apr 25 - May 15 Apr 21 - May 18 Mar 19 - Apr 4 Apr 30 - May 20 May 10 - May 21 May 3 - May 22 Mar 31 - Apr 28 Apr 20 - May 25 May 1 - May 25 May 3 - May 19 May 28 - Jun 20 Apr 20 - May 10 May 5 - May 25 Apr 10 - Apr 25 May 13 - May 26 May 1 - May 30 Apr 18 - May 4 May 20 - Jun 1 May 10 - May 25 Mar 20 - Apr 20 May 9 - May 25 Apr 15 - May 1 Mar 20 - Apr 29 Apr 30 - May 20 Apr 20 - May 20 May 1 - May 20 May 1 - Jun 1 May 1 - Jun 5 May 3 - May 21
End
May 18 Jun 1 May 25 Jul 15 Jun 1 May 28 Apr 25 May 5 Jun 9 May 28 Jun 10 Jun 3 May 25 Jun 8 Apr 28 Jun 7 May 31 Jun 8 Jun 11 Jun 10 Jun 8 Jun 1 Jun 28 May 20 Jun 5 May 20 Jun 5 Jun 12 May 15 Jun 15 Jun 15 May 15 Jun 11 Jun 1 May 15 Jun 5 Jun 5 Jun 5 Jun 15 Jun 10 Jun 10
Begin
Jul 21 Sep 1 Aug 16 Sep 1 Oct 1 Sep 10 Jul 15 Jul 25 Sep 29 Sep 24 Sep 20 Sep 17 Sep 5 Sep 8 Jul 29 Sep 9 Oct 3 Sep 29 Aug 12 Sep 1 Sep 15 Sep 21 Oct 1 Sep 25 Oct 10 Aug 20 Sep 29 Sep 25 Aug 25 Oct 10 Sep 25 Jul 25 Sep 24 Sep 1 Jul 16 Sep 25 Aug 25 Oct 5 Sep 10 Oct 1 Sep 24
Most Active
Aug 11 - Sep 20 Oct 1 - Nov 1
Aug 27 - Sep 18 Oct 1 - Nov 15 Oct 15 - Nov 10 Sep 20 - Oct 15 Aug 1 - Sept 10 Aug 15 - Sep 5 Oct 20 - Nov 10 Oct 9 - Nov 3 Oct 10 - Nov 25 Oct 7 - Oct 31 Sep 20 - Oct 20 Sep 22 - Oct 20 Aug 13 - Sep 1 Sep 22 - Oct 22 Oct 23 - Nov 17 Oct 15 - Nov 12 Sep 1 - Oct 6 Sep 20 - Oct 30 Sep 20 - Oct 5 Oct 11 - Nov 6 Oct 30 - Nov 10 Oct 1 - Oct 30 Oct 20 - Nov 20 Sep 10 - Oct 7 Oct 10 - Oct 27 Oct 15 - Nov 14 Sep 8 - Oct 1 Nov 1 - Nov 20 Oct 15 - Nov 20 Aug 20 - Sep 25 Oct 10 - Nov 6 Sep 20 - Oct 15 Aug 6 - Sep 24 Oct 10 - Oct 30 Sep 5 - Oct 25 Oct 20 - Nov 20 Sep 20 - Oct 25 Oct 15 - Nov 15 Oct 11 - Nov 9
End
Nov 2 Dec 1 Oct 11 Dec 1 Dec 1 Nov 5 Oct 1 Oct 10 Nov 24 Nov 19 Dec 10 Nov 17 Nov 10 Nov 15 Sep 16 Nov 17 Dec 3 Nov 28 Oct 22 Dec 1 Oct 15 Dec 1 Nov 28 Nov 20 Dec 1 Nov 7 Nov 9 Nov 25 Oct 20 Dec 15 Dec 10 Oct 10 Nov 30 Nov 10 Nov 1 Dec 10 Nov 20 Dec 1 Nov 25 Nov 30 Dec 5
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Cotton
Cotton is grown in the southern United States, mostly south of the 36th parallel, with concentrations in the Texas high plains, the irrigated valleys of Arizona and California, and the Mississippi Delta. In recent years, Georgia and North Carolina have experienced large increases in cotton acreage. Unlike in the tropics where cotton is grown as a perennial, U. S. cotton is grown as an annual from seed planted each year. Most U. S. cotton is Upland cotton, which usually has a staple length of 1 to 1 1/4 inches. Some extra-long staple American Pima cotton, which has a staple length of 1 1/2 inches or longer, is grown in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
Cotton acreage increased until 1925, when nearly 46 million acres were planted, then generally declined until the 1960's. Since then, acreage has ranged between 9 and 15 million acres. In recent years, acreage has been on an upswing with growers planting 15 million acres in 1996. Cotton yields have trended upward with a record high yield of 709 pounds per acre of cotton harvested in 1996. With the increases in yield, cotton production has reached the same levels that were produced in the 1920's and 1930's when acreage was at its peak. A record cotton production was set in 1994, surpassing the previous highest producing years of 1937 and 1926.
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State
1996 Harvested
Acres (000)
AL
520
AZ
315
AR
1,000
CA
1,000
FL
99
GA
1,340
LA
890
MS
1,120
MO
390
NM
59
NC
721
OK
290
SC
284
TN
540
TX
5,700
VA
103
Cotton: Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates, by State
Usual Planting Dates
Usual Harvesting Dates
Begin
Apr 12 Mar 15 Apr 24 Apr 1 Apr 1 Apr 20 Apr 17 Apr 14 Apr 25 Apr 10 Apr 21 May 6 Apr 24 Apr 25 Mar 10 Apr 10
Most Active
Apr 24 - May 24 Apr 1 - Apr 30 May 1 - May 24 Apr 15 - Apr 30 Apr 15 - May 15 Apr 25 - May 25 Apr 26 - May 16 Apr 28 - May 28 May 5 - May 20 Apr 20 - May 10 May 1 - May 20 May 20 - Jun 12 May 1 - May 20 May 5 - May 20 May 5 - Jun 6 Apr 20 - May 10
End
Jun 6 May 15 May 31 May 15 Jun 15 Jun 5 Jun 2 Jun 9 Jun 1 May 20 Jun 8 Jun 29 Jun 1 Jun 5 Jun 30 May 20
Begin
Sep 22 Sep 15 Sep 22 Oct 1 Sep 15 Sep 20 Sep 15 Sep 15 Sep 20 Oct 10 Sep 27 Oct 11 Sep 23 Sep 20 Aug 10 Sep 30
Most Active
Sep 20 - Oct 20 Oct 10 - Nov 10 Oct 6 - Oct 30 Oct 15 - Nov 1
Oct 1 - Nov 1 Oct 5 - Nov 15 Sep 28 - Oct 20 Oct 6 - Nov 3 Oct 5 - Oct 30 Oct 25 - Nov 30 Oct 7 - Nov 15 Nov 4 - Nov 29 Oct 15 - Nov 13 Oct 5 - Nov 1 Oct 1 - Dec 2 Oct 25 - Nov 25
End
Dec 15 Dec 25 Nov 24 Nov 15 Dec 1 Dec 15 Nov 13 Nov 17 Nov 20 Dec 20 Dec 15 Dec 15 Dec 5 Nov 25 Dec 28 Dec 10
Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates December 1997
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