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CALF CROP, 1962 July 20, 1962
CALF CROP UP 2 PERCENT
A calf crop of 40,542,000 head is expected for 1962, according to the Crop
Reporting Board. This is 2 percent larger than both the 1961 calf crop and the
1951-60 average; and the largest since 1956.
The larger calf crop this year is the result of more cows and heifers on farms.
Cows and heifers 2 years old and older January 1, 1962 totaled 47,326,000 head, up
2 percent from the 46,370,000 head on January 1, 1961.
The number of calves born and expected to be born this year expressed as a
percentage of cows and heifers 2 years old and older January 1 is 86 percent,
the same as both 1961 and the 10-year average. 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 per-
centage is calculated to show trend in productivity over a period of time and may
fluctuate from year to year due to variation in cow slaughter and trends in breeding
herd replacement.
NORTH CEI~TRAL STATES
In the East North Central region all States except Illinois show a smaller calf
crop for 1962 than in 1961. Ohio is down 2 percent and Indiana, Michigan and
Wisconsin are each 1 percent below a year earlier.
All States in the West North Central region expect larger calf crops this year.
Kansas, up 4 percent, shows the largest increase in this region, followed by
Missouri, up 3 percent and South Dakota and Nebraska each 2 percent higher. Iowa
and North Dakota expect calf crops 1 percent above last year, while Minnesota is up
slightly.
SOUTHERN STATES
In the South Atlantic region slightly larger calf crops are indicated in all
States except Maryland, down 2 percent and Delaware unchanged. The largest in-
creases are in Florida, up 5 percent end South Carolina, up 3 percent.
Every State in the South Central region expects a larger calf crop in 1962
except Louisiana which is unchanged. Texas, Oklahoma, and Kentucky, the largest
cattle States in this area, are up 2 percent, 6 percent, and 5 percent, respectively
WESTERN STATES
The 1962 calf crop in the Western States is expec btWTr er in 8 States,
smaller in Montana and Arizona, and unchanged in Ore g^New Me1" shows the big-
gest gain, increasing 5 percent while Colorado and vada are b3 percent.
California, the largest cattle State in the West indicates a ce larger calf
crop.
NORTH ATLANTIC STATES
In this region, all States expect the 1962 calf crop to be un anged from 1961
except New Jersey, down 3 percent, and Pennsylvania off 1 percent

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
MtAn 2-2 (7-62) Washington, D. C.




UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Calf crop report, July 1962, by States III l IIIIIllII II III II II 1111111 1 11111
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Ste 2 yrs. & older and heifers 2 yrs. & older Calves born
StateJanuary 1 January 11/ :
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:average : 1961 :1962 average : 1961 : 1962 average 1961 1962 2/
1951-60: : :1951-60 : : 1951-60 :
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head head head Percent Percent Percent head head head
Maine 1 24 115 115 86 84 84 106 97 97
N.H. 68 61 62 84 87 85 58 53 53
Vt. 303 291 298 83 87 85 251 253 253
Mass. 121 106 103 82 82 84 99 87 87
R.I. 19 15 15 80 82 80 15 12 12
Conn. : 115 102 100 81 81 83 93 83 83
N.Y. 1,468 1,433 1,439 86 84 84 1,261 1,204 1,209
N.J. : 155 143 141 79 80 79 123 114 111
Pa. 1,073 1.082 1,088 85 87 86 914 941 936

Ohio 1,120 1,025 1,014 86 85 84 960 871 852
Ind. : 926 823 825 88 88 87 820 724 718
Ill. : 1,433 1,316 1,324 90 88 88 1,283 1,158 1,165
Mich. : 945 815 825 85 87 85 799 709 701
Wis. 2,558 2,525 2,532 91 90 89 2,333 2,272 2,253

Minn. : 1,762 1,777 1,818 91 90 88 1,599 1,599 1,600
Iowa : 1,986 1,929 1,953 94 91 91 1,860 1,755 1,777
Mo. : 1,868 1,878 1,963 91 90 89 1,696 1,690 1,747
N.Dak. : 926 963 993 90 92 90 831 886 894
S. Dak. : 1,487 1,561 1,597 90 93 93 1,345 1.452 1,485
Nebr. : 1,851 1,885 1,909 91 90 91 1,685 1,695 1,737
Kans. : 1700 1,640 1,757 89 90 87 1,517 1,4'86 1,529

Del. 40 33 32 79 79 80 32 26 26
Md. : 288 281 280 84 85 84 241 239 235
Va. : 753 766 781 83 84 83 626 643 648
W.Va. : 322 300 304 84 85 85 270 255 258
N.C. : 524 499 504 78 78 78 409 389 393
S.C. : 307 297 307 78 78 78 239 232 239
Ga. : 757 741 766 80 81 80 606 600 613
Fla. : 949 912 926 66 67 69 624 611 639


Ky. 995 1,111 1,177 89 90 89 882 1,000 1,048
Tenn. 994 1,047 1,110 87 88 86 863 921 955
Ala. : 943 931 953 79 81 81 742 754 772
Miss. 1,256 1,214 1,214 75 76 77 937 923 935
Ark. 831 803 803 80 79 81 667 634 650
La. :1,092 1,108 1.122 78 78 77 855 864 864
Okla. 1,648 1,765 1,886 88 86 85 1,450 1,518 1,603
Texas 4,744 4,984 5,100 84 83 83 4,008 4,137 4,233

Mont. :1,143 1,214 1,206 91 91 91 1,043 1,105 1,097
Idaho : 562 608 616 89 90 90 502 547 554
Wyo. 565 577 581 87 88 88 492 508 511
Colo. 898 927 930 88 88 90 793 816 837
N. Mex.: 677 676 712 82 84 84 557 568 598
Ariz. : 446 391 409 78 81 77 351 317 315
Utah 352 362 375 86 85 84 304 308 315
Nev. 296 290 298 78 78 78 230 226 232
Wash. 520 566 582 88 89 88 457 504 512
Oreg. : 680 732 742 86 86 85 581 630 631
Calif. 1,675 1,750 1,739 86 86 88 1,438 1,505 1,530
Total 48:-- --------------------
States : 46,261 46,370 47.326 86 86 86 39,850 39,911 40,542
Alaska -------2 ------;--------.. -------.-------

fr NoFt sifcilya cr-iTvTn- ri te7 Figure represents c-avs'-b exp resse'as p percentage o -tife num- ~ orcows -an-if i fers
2 yrs. old and over on farms January 1.
2/ Calves born before June 1 plus the number expected to be born after June 1.