CALF CROP, 1959 February 19, L960

CALF CROP UP 2 PERCENT

The 1959 calf crop totaled 41, 046, 000 head, 2 percent larger than the 1958
calf crop of 40, 409, 000 head, according to the Crop Reporting Board. The in-
crease shown for 1959 reversed the down trend of the previous 4 years. The 1959
calf crop was 4 percent below the record-high 1954 crop of 42, 601, 000 calves,
but was 7 percent above the 1948-57 average. All regionsexcept the North Atlan-
tic and East North Central show larger calf crops in 1959.

The larger calf crop during the past year was due primarily to the larger
number of cows and heifers on farms. The number of cows and heifers 2 years
old and older January 1, 1959 amounted to 47, 001, 000 head, compared with
46, 520, 000 head January 1 a year earlier, and by January 1, 1960 had increased
to 48, 594, 000 head.
The number of calves born in 1959, expressed as a percent of the cows and
heifers 2 years old and older January 1, 1959, at 87 percent was the same as 1958.
This percentage is not strictly a calving rate, since the January 1 inventory of
cows and heifers 2 years old and older does not include all heifers which give
birth to calves during the year and includes some cows that die or are slaughtered
before calving. This percentage is calculated to show trend in productivity over
a period of time. It may fluctuate from year to year due to variation in cow
slaughter and trends in breeding herd replacement.
NORTH CENTRAL STATES
The 1959 calf crop totaled 16, 795, 000 head in the North Central States, up
1 percent from 1958 and 2 percent larger than the 10-year average. The East
North Central States had a 2 percent smaller calf crop while the MAt North Cen-
tral States, with nearly two-thirds of the North Central total ha di 2 percent
larger calf crop.
The 1959 calf crop for the North Central Region w l percent the cows
and heifers 2 years old and older the first of the year, t sane Ain 1958.

SOUTHERN STATES
In the South Central States the 1959 calf crop at 10, 847, 000 head exceeded
a year earlier by 3 percent and in the South Atlantic States the calf crop totaled
3, 320, 000 head, I percent larger than in 1958. The calf crop as a percent of cows
and heifers 2 years old and older was 85 percent in the South Central States, and
in the South Atlantic States, 79 percent--both up 1 point from 1958.
WESTERN STATES
The calf crop in the 11 Western States at 7, 191, 000 head, was 3 percent
larger than in 1958. All States in this region showed larger calf crops in 1959.
The calf crop as a percent of cows 2 years old and older was 88 percent, unchang-
ed from a year earlier.
NORTH ATLANTIC STATES
The calf crop of 2, 893, 000 head for 1959 in the North Atlantic States com-
pares with 2, 910, 000 head a year earlier. The calf crop was 85 percent of cows
and heifers 2 years old and older, up 1 point from a year earlier.
U. S. b E A 'R-T-- E OF A G R I C U LT U RE
Agricultural Marketing Service Crop Reporting Board
MtAn 2-2 (2-60) Washington, D. C.




UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
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Calf crop report, 1959 3 1262 08856 8893
S-- CwsiandTeiiers : ca-lves bdw r as percent o-df co
2 yrs. & older and heifers 2 yr. & older : Calves bom
State January 1 anuary 1_ / :
and -"fyear: :--- y- yea
division average: 198 9 :avege: 198 : 199 :average : 1958 1959
1948-57: : 1948-57: : 194857 :
-: 1,-000U1-,00 -- 1,000ooo 1I,'00 1 UU-- "-- T-I' "
head head head Percent Percent Percent head head head
Maine 128 118 115 85 84 83 109 99 95
N. H. 71 64 61 84 82 85 60 52 52
Vt. 303 298 291 81 83 83 246 247 242
Mass. 128 110 104 82 82 82 105 90 85
R.L : 20 17 17 81 81 78 16 14 13
Conn. 119 110 105 82 79 82 97 87 86
N,Y. 1,468 1.473 1,434 86 84 85 1,266 1,237 1,219
N.J : 158 154 152 79 81 82 125 125 125
Pa. ,: 052 1,115 1,122 85 86 87 896 959 976
N. A. 3.44 3,459 3,401 84 84 85 2,919 2,910 2,893
Ohio : I75'10'-t"--1-7094- 86 -- -- 855 -8 g b ---- U----
Ind. : 951 898 868 90 88 91 852 790 790
Ill. :1,446 1,420 1,876 90 90 90 1,307 1.278 1,238
Mich. 994 937 919 86 85 86 851 796 790
Wils : 2,526 .. 91 91 91 07 2g3 2,304
wl*' --2.i2-_-riO__-^.^ -------------l-- -l--Jo--i6--2..4 -
E.N.C, 7,066 6,977 6,789 89 89 89 6,306 6,183 6,052
Minn. :-T,738"- --T78T --' 74- T -92-4 -- "- "rg" .'-T-59--Tr,-6BD r ,'57"'"
Iowa : 1,953 1,942 1,945 93 95 94 1,822 1,845 1,828
Mo. 1.794 1,834 1,930 92 92 92 1,641 1,687 1,776
N. Dak. 871 974 980 89 90 92 776 877 902
S.Dak. : 1372 1,530 1,568 90 93 94 1,231 1,423 1,474
Nebr. : 1,772 1,819 1,889 90 92 92 1.597 1,673 1,737
Kans. :1,690 1.526 1,58 90 90 92 1,514 1,373 ,45_ 2
W.N.C. 11,190 11,406 11,639 91 92 92 10,181 10,481 10,743
N.C. 18,257 18,383 18,428 90 91 91 16,487 16,664 16,795
Del : ---r-----r---"-------- ---8~---------
Md. 281 306 302 85 85 86 238 260 260
Va. : 717 740 724 83 84 86 592 622 623
W,Va. : 324 316 308 84 82 85 274 259 262
N.C. 494 585 598 78 81 81 387 474 484
.C. : 280 351 341 78 77 81 219 270 276
Ga. : 702 838 833 79 81 81 558 679 675
Pla. : 861 1,038 1,041 65 68 68 559 706 708
S. A. 3,700 4,215 4,187 77 78 79 2,859 3.303 3,320
Ky. : "',Z5'-- "6-.'.gg" ...~T "" 9" "9-. .86 ..-..7" -. 89"'
Tenn. 939 1,003 993 86 86 88 812 863 874
Ala. : 877 1,048 1,059 78 81 81 683 849 858
Miss. 1,150 1,473 1,431 73 73 74 846 1,075 1,059
Ark. 776 870 823 82 80 84 632 696 691
La. 993 1.198 1.160 78 77 77 776 922 893
Okla. :1,576 1,577 1,662 89 90 91 1,401 1,419 1,512
Texas : 4 i.697 4 403_ 4 3 683_ 83 88 87 8909 _3,8_75 4,074
S. C. 11,930 12,538 12,806 82 84 85 9,865 10,578 10,847
Mont. : -,-'055"-'-- 02T T -- "' "-91--------~9- '-- "9---- 6-~-T,1 -T "
Idaho : 514 612 629 88 92 92 453 563 579
Wyoc 544 552 572 84 90 90 457 497 515
Colo. 880 857 902 87 91 91 765 780 821
N, Mex, 681 631 676 80 85 86 547 536 581
Ariz. : 462 419 426 79 80 82 364 335 349
Utah 333 356 360 86 86 88 287 306 317
Nev. : 298 311 315 77 78 79 230 243 249
Wash : 499 523 541 86 90 89 431 471 481
Oreg, 639 708 752 83 86 86 533 609 647
Calf. : 1595 _7-- 54 1796 84 86 85 1.343 1.508 1 527
a.~~~ 1..96 i 79 --------- ------------- -12
West. 7.500 7,925 8,179 85 88 88 6,377 6,954 7,191
U. S. 44,832 46,520 47,001 86 87 87 38,507 40,409 41,046
/ Not strictly a calving rate. Figure represent calverb exp s percentage "he number fcowi and heifers
S2 years old and over on farms and ranches January 1.