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Release:
July 23, 1970
3:00 P.M. EDT
CALF CROP 2 PERCENT HIGHER
The 1970 calf crop for the United States is estimated at 45,955,000 head,
according to the Crop Reporting Board. This is 2 percent more than the 45,196,000
calves produced on U. S. farms and ranches in 1969.
Cows and heifers 2 years old and older on farms and ranches January 1, 1970
totaled 51,308,000 head, a 2 percent increase from the 50,379,000 head on hand a
year earlier.
Calves born and to be born during 1970 expressed as a percentage of cows
and heifers 2 years old and older on hand at the 'ficst.-of the- ye ar 90 percent,
the same as for 1969. This percentage is not s 4etly a calving rite because the
January 1 inventory of cows and heifers 2 ye rs did and older does not; include all
heifers that calve during the year and includes some cows and heifers that died
or were slaughtered before calving. .

NORTH CENTRAL REGION UP 2 PERCENT

Calves born and to be born in the North art Region'are expected to number
17,408,000 head, 2 percent more than a year earlier;. Larger calf crop is ex-
pected in the West North Central States, but the calf crop in the East North Central
States is expected to be about the same as a year earlier.

SOUTHERN CALF CROP 2 PERCENT LARGER
A calf crop of 17,529,000 head is estimated for 1970 in the Southern States.
This is 2 percent more than a year earlier. The South Atlantic and South Central
Regions are both expected to show a 2 percent increase. Texas, the leading calf
producing State, is also up 2 percent.

2 PERCENT MORE CALVES FOR WESTERN STATES

A calf crop of 8,581,000 head is estimated for the Western States -- 2 per-
cent more than was born in 1969. California, the leading calf producer in this
region, shows a 3 percent smaller calf crop. Montana and Colorado, the next
ranking States, are up 2 and 5 percent, respectively.

NORTH ATLANTIC STATES UNCHANGED
The number of calves born and to be born in the North Atlantic Region is the
same as last year, at 2,354,000 head. Slight declines in most North Atlantic States
offset the 2 percent increase in New York, the only State in the region showing an
increase.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
MtAn 2-2 (7-70) Washington, D. C. 20250









Cows and heifers
2 years and older
January 1


UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Calf Crop: 1968, 1969, and 1970, by States I08856|II|II ll ll llil i

Calves born asi 3 1262 08856 9164


: percent of cows
: and heifers 2+
: January 1 1/


Calves born 2/


1968 11969 1970 970 1968 1969 : 1970 : 1970 a
S. : of 1969


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.


87
: 46
240
82
10
S 8
1,226
97
921

862
719
i, 160
641
2,355

1,699
1,990
:2,208
: 1,139
: 1,863
: 2,142
: 1,916

21
240
S 730
260
S 541
S 319
942
:1,060


21
238
737
268
544
332
963
1,087


- 1 000 head -
86
45
237
79
9
79
1,189
90
916

828
705
1,125
628
2,320

1,676
1,997
2,197
1,116
1,900
2,121
1,984


Ky. : 1,377 1,405 1,475 91
Tenn. : 1,249 1,274 1,299 87
Ala. : 1,029 1,059 1,080 84
Miss. : 1,449 1,468 1,497 83
Ark. : 959 988 1,045 85
La. : 1,089 1,099 1,099 83
Okla. : 2,171 2,236 2,335 91
Texas : 5,754 5,944 6,118 87

Mont. : 1,576 1,604 1,636 93
Idaho : 706 735 757 94
Wyo. : 734 735 757 90
Colo. : 1,107 1,105 1,194 93
N. Mex. : 736 729 747 86
Ariz. : 431 422 430 80
Utah : 400 411 433 91
Nev. : 320 341 351 84
Wash. : 594 579 573 89
Oreg. : 811 795 803 89
Calif. : 1852 1,821 1,786 87
48 States: 49,940 50.267 51,197 88
Alaska : 4.4 4.4 4.3 82
Hawaii : 105 107 o07 69
U. S. :50. 500 0.379 51,308 88


86
45
235
76
9
78
1,189
88
907

853
709
1,103
632
2,301

1,634
2,011
2,329
1,127
1,919
2,099
2,063

21
240
744
276
578
340
982
1,108


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- Percent -

87
85
82
84
82
86
81
88

89
91
88
90
91

88
95
94
93
95
92
94

76
89
87
89
85
84
85
78

92
88
85
85
88
84
91
89

94
94
92
96
87
83
91
86
91
91
87


73
QO


94 1,466 1,508 1,535
94 664 691 714
90 661 676 680
93 1,030 i,061 1,116
87 633 634 652
84 345 350 362
88 364 374 381
88 269 293 309
95 529 527 544
94 722 723 752
86 1,614 1,588 1,536
90 44,163 45,115 45,872
4 3.6 3.7 3.6
74 72 78 79
Q0 44.2RQ 45.196 45.959


73
39
199
68
7
65
1,018
78
801

741
640
i, 044
558
2,143

1,478
1,871
2,009
1,036
1,770
1,960
1,801

16
209
628
234
444
271
782
774

1,253
1,087
864
1,203
815
904
1,976
5,006


97
101


Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


State


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I/ 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.
2/ Calves born before June 1 plus the number expected to be born after June 1.


CALF CROP, July 1970


- 1.000 head -
74
39
201
65
.9 7.6
65
1,023
73
806

737
642
990
565
2,111

1,475
1,897
2,065
1,038
1,805
1,951
1,865

16
212
641
239
462
279
819
848

1,293
1,121
900
1,248
869
923
2,035
5,290


73
39
199
62
7.4
64
1,043
71
796

751
653
975
569
2,103

1,468
1,922
2,184
1,068
1,834
1,986
1,895

17
216
632
241
482
286
840
877

1,328
1,188
899
1,260
905
911
2,069
5,378


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Percent
99
100
99
95
97
98
102
97
99

102
102
98
101
100

100
101
106
103
102
102
102

106
102
99
101
104
103
103
103

103
106
100
101
104
99
102
102

102
103
101
105
103
103
102
105
103
104
97
102