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S The 1970 calf crop for th United
according to the Crop Reportin Board.
head born on U. S. farms and r Fk.

Cows and heifers 2 years old and c
percent more than on hand a year earlier
of cows and heifers 2 years old and olc
cent, the same as a year earlier. This
and older is not strictly a calving rat
and heifers 2 years old and older does
the year and includes some cows and hei
calving.

The January 1, 1970 number of cows
48,982,000 head. Calves born, expressed
have calved on hand the first of the ye
crop report showing cows and heifers tl
estimates were changed from a sex and a
with the January 1, 1970 estimates. Ft
crop percentage as a percent of cows ar

NORTH CENTRAL REGION 1 PERCENT HIGHER
A 1 percent increase from last yea
Central States with 17,374,000 head boz

SOUTHERN STATES UP 2 PERCENT

The 1970 calf crop in the Southerr
more than in 1969. A 4 percent increase
while the South Central States were 2 1
State, shows a 2 percent larger calf ci

WESTERN STATES 1 PERCENT HIGHER
A 1 percent larger calf crop was i
8,547,000 head born during 1970. Calif
region, had 1 percent fewer calves, whi
region, showed a 2 percent increase.
NORTH ATLANTIC STATES OFF 2 PERCENT
The North Atlantic region was the
production during 1970 with 2,314,400 h


UNITED STATES DEPART
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
MtAn 2-2 (2-71)


Release:
February 9, 1971
0:nn P M RTqr


EB 16 1371
States is estimated at 5,926,000 head
This is 2 percent more than the 45,196,000
yai\hRaEQ~FSid a/


olderr January 1, 1970 totaled 51,260,000, 2
er. Calves born, expressed as a percentage
ler on hand the first of the year, is 90 per-
Spercentage of cows and heifers 2 years old
;e because the January 1 inventory of cows
not include all heifers that calve during
ifers that died or were slaughtered before


5 and heifers that have calved totaled
id as a percentage of cows and heifers that
iar, is 94 percent. This is the first calf
iat have calved. Inventory cattle class
Lge basis to a sex and weight basis beginning
iture calf crop reports will show the calf
id heifers that have calved.


tr is shown for the calf crop in the North
'n during 1970.


SStates totaled 17,610,000 head, 2 percent
;e was produced in the South Atlantic States
percent higher. Texas, the leading cattle
*op.


produced in the 11 Western States with
'ornia, the leading cattle State in this
le Montana, the second ranking State in the



only region showing a decline in calf
Lead,.2 percent less than the 1969 output.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250


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Calf Crop: 1969 and 1970, by States


State


828
705
1,125
628
2,320

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

21
238
737
268
544
332
963
1,087

1,405
1,274
1,059
1,468
988
1,099
2,236
5,944


853
709
1,091
632
2,301

1,624
2,011
2,329
1,127
1,919
2,092
2,063

21
240
744
276
578
340
982
1,108

1,475
1,299
1,080
1,508
1,045
1,099
2,335
6,118


: Cows that
:have calved
: January 1

S 1970


Cows and heifers
2 years & older
January 1

1969 1970

1,000 head
86 84
45 45
237 233
79 75
9 9
79 77
1,189 1,189
90 88
916 899


:Calves born as percent
: of January 1 /
Cows & heifers2 Coaws
2 calved :
1969.' 1970 ; 1970 :
Percent
86 86 95
87 82 95
85 85 94
82 81 90
84 82 82
82 82 90
86 85 93
81 80 85
88 88 97


Calves born


1969 : 1970 :

1,000 head


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


72
37
198
61
7.4
63
1,014
70
792


76
39
211
68
9
70
1,090
82
817

807
673
1,036
587
2,080

1,473
1,922
2,252
1,090
1,871
2,021
1,974

20
223
710
262
554
329
955
1,069

1,413
1,238
1,033
1,458
1,025
1,059
2,274
5,910


1,508
691
676
1,061
634
350
374
293
527
723
1.,588
45,115
3.7
78


1,535
714
665
1,116
645
341
390
309
527
736
1,569
45,845.4
3.6
77


90 90 94 45,196 45,926


1/ Not strictly a calving rate.
cows and heifers 2 years old and


Figure represents calves born expressed as percentage of the number of
over or of cows that have calved on farms and ranches January 1.


Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

3111 Ill 11 111126 0I8 I BillDII 11 IIII III
3 1262 08856 9156


74
39
201
65
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


751
653
974
564
2,080

1,473
1,903
2,139
1,068
1,834
1,981
1,954

17
212
660
236
488
296
850
887

1,328
1,151
909
1,283
912
911
2,092
5,378


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


Mont.
Idaho
Wyo.
Colo.
N. Mex.
Ariz.
Utah
Nev.
Wash.
Oreg.
Calif.
48 States
Alaska
Hawaii
U. S.


:1,604
735
735
:1,105
729
422
411
341
579
795
:1,821
50,267
: 4- .4
107

50,379


1,636
757
741
1,194
747
430
433
351
573
803
1,786
51,149
4.3
107


51,260


1,599
729
723
1,162
717
416
410
340
555
775
1,669
48,875
4.1
103


48,982


1970 as
% of
1969
Percent
97
95
99
94
97
97
99
96
98

102
102
98
100
99

100
100
104
103
102
102
105

106
100
103
99
106
106
104
105

103
103
101
103
105
99
103
102


CALF CROP, February 1971