February 21, 1968
CALF CROP UP SLIGFIT
The 1967 calf crop for the United States is estimated at 43, 47,000 head
compared with 43,526,000 for 1966, according to the Crop Reportirg Board. This is
3 percent above the 1961-65 average number of calves born.

There were 49,883,000 cows: and heifers 2 years old and older on January 1, 1967
compared with 50,420,000 on farms January 1, 1966. However, by January 1, 1968 the
number had increased slightly to 49,962,000 head.

The number of calves born in 1967 expressed as a percentage of cows and heifers
2 years old and older on hand at the beginning of the year was 87 percent, one point
above a year earlier. This percentage is not strictly a calving rate because the
January 1 inventory of cows and'heifers 2 years old and older does not include all
heifers that calve during the year and includes some cows that died or were
slaughtered before calving.

NORTH CENTRAL STATES

In the North Central States, 4 States had smaller calf crops than a year
earlier, and 8 had more calves born. FAchigan had the greatest percentage reduc-
tion, at 7 percent. Kansas showed a pefoe9ncrease.

SOUTHERN STATES

Of the 8 South Atlantic States, 4-Eid-small.er calf crops, one had no change
and 3 had larger. In the South Central area 3 States had larger calf crops than
a year earlier, and 5 had a reduction in calves born. The greatest increase--4
percent--occurred in Texas, the largest cattle State in the Nation.

WESTERN STATES

In the Western States 6 States had larger calf crops than in 1966, one
State had no change while 4 States had smaller crops. Montana, Colorado, Utah,
and California each had 2 percent more calves than a year earlier. Wyoming,
Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon were each down 1 percent.

NORTH ATLANTIC STATES

The 1967 calf crop was smaller in all North Atlantic States, except Mine
and Rhode Island. Mtine was up 1 percent and Rhode Island was unchanged from a
year earlier.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service
MtAn 2-2 (2-68) Crop Reporting Board
Washington, D. C.






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Calf crop, 1966 end 1.967, by States


State


Maine
N. H.
Vt.
Mass.
R. I.
Conn.
N. Y.
N. J.
Pa.

Ohio
Ind.
Ill.
Mich.
Wis.

Minn.
Iowa
Mo.
N. Dak.
S. Dak.
Nebr.
Kans.

Del.
Md.
Va.
W. Va.
N. C.
S. C.
Ga.
Fla.

Ky.
Tenn.
Ala.
Miss.
Ark.
La.
Okla.
Texas


Cows and heifers


: Calves born as :
: percent of cows :


2 yrs. & older : and heifers 2+ : Calves born
January 1 : January 1 / :
5-year : : : : 5-year : : :1967 as
average : 1966 1967 : 1966 : 1967 : average : 1966 : 1967 : of
1961-1965 : : : : 1961-1965 : :: 1966


1,000
head

109
58
282
100
13
93
1,410
134
1,068

991
812
1,308
810
2,543

1,835
1,999
2,009
1,068
1,698
1,994
1,805

30
268
779
298
515
310
839
1,018

1,234
1,155
987
1,325
862
1,171
1,983
5,402


Mont. : 1,318
Idaho : 662
Wyo. : 632
Colo. 978
N. Mex. : 740
Ariz. : 423
Utah : 372
Nev. : 301
Wash. : 591
Oreg. 779
Calif. : 1.766


48 States :
Alaska
Hawaii
U. S.


1,000 1,000
head head

92 89
50 48
249 244
88 86
12 11
84 83
1,311 1,246
113 103
988 950

890 870
773 738
1,248 1,168
750 680
2,449 2,384

1,776 1,717
2,044 2,025
2,115 2,151
1,207 1,182
1,830 1,871
2,149 2,107
1,906 1,893

24 21
248 242
735 726
282 265
530 542
321 320
935 917
1,089 1,089

1,292 1,315
1,274 1,260
1,042 1,007
1,439 1,414
925 945
1,184 1,125
2,173 2,115
5,589 5,670


1,511
699
719
1,043
750
417
395
320
585
813
1,853


1,536
684
694
1,071
737
446
393
320
594
798
1,884


Percent Percent


1,000 1,000 1,000
head head head


89
49
236
81
11
75
1,188
107
924

846
711
1,151
702
2,288

1,629
1,835
1,808
982
1,564
1,822
1,647

24
224
654
255
405
250
686
740

1,105
1,002
801
1,013
706
915
1,706
4,469

1,202
598
564
881
629
336
324
241
529
689
1.562


75
42
209
72
9
70
1,088
89
850

765
673
1,086
622
2,180

1,527
1,901
1,925
1,062
1,702
1,924
1,677

18
211
610
240
429
263
739
806

1,176
1,070
834
1,166
768
924
1,869
4,695

1,375
629
640
970
645
354
348
259
521
724
1.617


76
41
205
70
9
66
1,047
83
817

766
657
1,040
578
2,146

1,528
1,904
1,957
1,064
1,740
1,938
1,760

16
208
610
231
444
269
743
741

1,210
1,058
826
1,145
794
900
1,861
4,876

1,398
629
632
985
649
352
354
256
523
718
1.650


Percent

101
98
98
97
100
94
96
93
96

100
98
96
93
98

100
100
102
100
102
101
105

89
99
100
96
103
102
101
92

103
99
99
98
103
97
100
104


48878 50,311 49,776 6 42:256 43W448 43570 100
4.5 4.6 4.4 87 86 3.8 4.0 3.8 95
93 105 103 70 15 41 43 6 99
,976 50,420 49,883 7 42,325 43,526 3,647 100


y Not strictly a calving rate. Figure represents calves born expressed as percentage of the number
of cows and heifers 2 years old and over on farms and ranches January 1.