Hatchery production

May 1964
.... June 16, 1964

Chi dk Pr6du' iTORY

Chicks produced by hatcheries during May totaled 298, 023, 000, a decrease
of 3 percent from May 1963 according to the Crop Reporting Board. Broiler
chicks totaled 220, 030, 000--down 2 percent from May 1963. During the first
5 months of 1964, there were 1,006,429, 000 broiler chicks produced, an in-
crease of 2 percent from the same period last year. The number of broiler-type
eggs in incubators on June 1 was about the same as on June 1, 1963 indicating
little change in the June hatch this year compared with June last year.

There were 77, 993, 000 egg-type chicks hatched in May--4 percent below the
number hatched during May 1963. Decreases reported were 14 percent in the
North Atlantic States, 9 percent in the West North Central and 2 percent in the
East North Central. Increases reported were 6 percent in the South Atlantic, 5
percent in the South Central and 1 percent in the West. The hatch of egg-type
chicks during the first 5 months of 1964 totaled 317,531,000--down 1 percent fror
the comparable period last year. The number of egg-type eggs in incubators on
June 1 was up 6 percent from June 1 last year indicating a larger egg-type hatch
in June this year than in June 1963.

Poult Production

Heavy breed poults hatched in May totaled 19, 817, 000, slightly above the
19,731,000 hatched in May 1963. The hatch of heavy white breeds was 7,871,000
up 24 percent. The hatch of other heavy breeds (mostly broad breasted bronze)
was 11, 946, 000--down 11 percent from May last year. The hatch of light breed
ll 1 01 00 2E 01 M 3 L 1 73 T- L I-h W


n


poutLs total ed I7, 0 an increase of percent rom ay 7 ere were
72, 793, 000 poults of all breeds hatched during the first 5 months of 1 964 which was 5
percent more than during these months in 1963. The cumulative hatch of heavy white
breeds since January 1 was 27, 165, 000--up 27 percent; other heavy breeds hatched
totaled 40, 449, 000--down 7 percent and the light breeds hatched at 5,179, 000 were
up 15 percent. The number of heavy breed eggs in incubators on June 1 was up 3
percent from June 1, 1963 indicating a larger hatch in June this year than last year.
The number of light breed eggs in incubators on June 1 was up 6 percent from
June 1, 1963.


UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting B.oard
Pou 1-1 (6-64) Washington, D. C.





Chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries

State : Broiler-type : Egg-type
and : May : January through May : May


di

Maine
N.H.
Vt.
Mass.
Conn.
N.Y.
N.J.
Pa.
N.A.
Ohio
Ind.
Ill.
Mich.
Wis.
E.N.
Minn.
Iowa
Mo.
N.Dak.
S.Dak.
Nebr.
Kans.
W.N.C
Del.
Md.
Va.
W.Va.
N.C.
S.C.
Ga.
Fla.
S.A.
Ky.
Tenn.
Ala.
Miss.
Ark.
Ia.
Okla.
Texas
S.C.
Idaho
Colo.
Utah
Wash.
Oreg.
Calif.
West.
48 Ste
Hawaii
U.S.


Division :




& R.I. 1/ :









,C. :
o :







:
/~ *































ites
:!





*


:


2/ 8.936 2/ 6,542 2/39,656 2/ 30,991 30.336 27.742
7,939 8,914 36,721 41,089 8
13,712 13,121 62,405 62,502 3}
7,109 6,218 29,655 28,548 840 938
472 466 1,855 1,834 3/
22,128 20,938 96,820 98,968 1,062 1,125
2,229 1,842 9,225 8,010 680 573
39,838 39,643 175,207 177,753 2,653 3,131
1,767 1,790 8,028 8,015 1,832 1,885
95,194 92,932 419.916 426.719 3/ 7.432 3/ 7,861


420
4,420
24,726
15,763
25,100
2,979
838
15,053
89,299
508
57
220
1,949
1,025
5,832
4/ 9,632
225,028
136
225*? 1i4


325
4,405
25,107
14,551
28,558
3,079
701
14,414
91,14o
480
63
207
1,821
1,167
5,607
4/ 9,394
219.927
103
p200m0


2,220
18,400
104,745
67,409
109,664
12,939
4,146
63,404
382.927
2,138
182
895
7,858
5,060
28.942
4/ 45.267
985,326
583
oo


1,245
19,177
112,569
68,587
123,177
13,918
3,839
67.326
409,838
2,360
212
878
8,789
5,523
27.259
4/ 45.209
1,005,869
S60
-i = 29 rf 'l


650
950
896
1,108
1,214
199
457
2.598
8,072
247
300
196
1,142
411


81,465
107
81 57-


580
793
1,494
1,220
1,622
275
469
1,983
8,436
194
179
124
1,142
413

4/ 8,765
77,890
103
77.OM


- 2 -


:


:


1 Massachusetts and Rhode Island combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.
27 To avoid disclosing individual operations West North Central total includes North and South
Dakota. V/ South Atlantic total includes Delavare, Maryland and West Virginia. 4/ West total
includes Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada.


w


I


1963
Thousands
6,091
1,025
6
1,201
1,864
235
235
4,345
15,002
930
4,178
251
470
1, 136

1, 438
510
6,167


311
340


1964
Thousands
6,569
866
0
927
1,830
110
145
3,929
14,376
700
3,461
164
218
1,000
5,543
1,105
433
4,291



210


1963
Thousands
27,625
5,297
23
5,214
8,424
1,005
918
20.904
69.410
3,920
16,285
1,057
2,400
4,488
28,150
5,624
2,175
29,490
2/1
2/
995
991


1964
Thousands
30,340
4,220
0
3,736
9,235
615
756
19.495
68,397
3,250
14,074
703
2,238
4,450
24,715
5,200
1,373
21,454
2/,
1,429
1,170


1963
Thousands
672'
411
81
1,252
1,113
2,360
1,390
4.391
11,670
4,120
3,965
4,009
1,500
1,710
15.304

11,300
3,615
900
3,200
3,305
1,301


1964
Thousands
483
271
54
1,255
809
2,300
1,100
3.817
10,089
3,800
3,693
4,061
1,593
1.850
14.997
6,100
9,870
3,439
710
3,140
3,133
1,350


m





Chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries


State : Egg-type :
and : Jan. through May : May
division : 1963 : 1964 :Average 1958-62: 1963 :


Maine
N.H.
Vt.
Mass.
Conn.
N.Y.
N.J.
Pa.
N.A.
Ohio
Ind.
Ill.
Mich.
Wis.
E.N.C
Minn.
Iowa
Mo.
N.Dak.
S.Dak.
Nebr.
Kans.
W.N.C
Del.
Md.
Va.
W.Va.
N.C.
S.C.
Ga.
Fla.
S.A.
Ky.
Tenn.
Ala.
Miss.
Ark.
la.
Okla.
Texas
S.C.
Idaho
Colo.
Utah
Wash.
Oreg.
Calif.
West,
48 StE
Hawaii
U.S.


Thousands
: 2,515
: 1,696
: 270
& R.I. i/ 6,053
: 5,319
: 9,420
: 7,170
: 19,372
: 51.815
: 15,400
: 14,487
: 15,809
: 7,150
6,384
: 59,230
: 21,233
: 31,915
: 11,926
: 2,097
: 9,150
: 10,970
: 5.295
. : 92.,586


: 4,252

S 6,234
: 3,884
: 12,215
: 8.193


Total


Total


3/ 36,444 3/ 36,422 3/ 87,053 3/ 102,626 3/ 100,793 3/ 456,360 3/ 463,141
2,309 2,441 2,026 1,070 905 4,529 3,686
4,670 3,548 5,087 5,370 5,198 23,070 22,725
4,447 6,583 18,041 25,622 26,601 109,192 119,152
4,438 6,190 12,214 16,871 15,771 71,847 74,777
5,778 6,789 17,982 26,314 30,180 115,442 129,966
1,021 1,061 2,356 3,178 3,354 13,960 14,979
2,448 2,615 1,540 1,295 1,170 6,594 6,454
13.987 12.304 14.687 17,651 16.397 77,391 79,630
39,098 41,531 73.933 97.371 99.576 422,025 451,369
1,097 791 677 755 674 3,235 3,151
1,395 1,037 464 357 242 1,577 1,249
1,103 859 468 416 331 1,998 1,737
5,519 5,954 2,595 3,091 2,963 13,377 14,743
1,958 1,716 2,038 1,436 1,580 7,018 7,239
29.519 30.665 11.168 11.816 11.956 58,461 57,924
4/ 42,315 4/ 42,680 4/ 17,943 / 18283 4/ 18,159 4/ 87582 4/ 87,889
32188 317:042 287.310 306.493 297.817 1.306.814 1.322.911


489


317.591


206


287.516


243


306b.736


206


29w. 023


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Thousands
2,341
1,358
236
5,745
4,353
9,950
5,665
17.092
46,740
15,300
15,410
14,890
7,693
6,370
59,663
20,659
30,320
12,102
1,840
9,115
10,350
5,620
90,00o6


4,1 1

6,318
2,895
12,563
9.377


:!
ates
i:
:


/ Ma1ssachusetts and Rhode Island combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.
2 To avoid disclosing individual operations West North Central total includes North and South
Dakota. V/ South Atlantic total includes Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia. 4/ West total
includes Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada.


1,079 1,0k9
1.307,899 1,323.960


496
21. &8


Thousands
6,101
1,747
88
2,812
4,115
2,980
2,896
9.364
30.102
6,182
10,798
6,172
2,399
3,991
29,542
9,323
15,376
11,907


4,805
2,369
2/ 48,736


8,900

16,918
2,573
36,691
2,966


Thousands
6,763
1,436
87
2,453
2,977
2,595
1,625
8,1736
26,672
5,050
8,143
4,260
1,970
2,846
22,269
8,153
11,810
9,782
2/
3,616
1,641
/ 39.272


7,94
1/
23,190
2,909
42,491
3,599


1964
Thousands
7,052
1,137
54
2,182
2,639
2,410
1,245
7,746

4,500
7,154
4,225
1,811
2,850o
20,540
7,205
10,303
7,730

2/
3,521
1,560o
2/ 34,284 2


7,156

22,063
2,415
42,774
3,675


Jan. through May
1963 : 1964
Thousands Thousands
30,140 32,681
6,993 5,578
293 236
11,267 9,481
13,743 13,588
1o,425 10,565
8,088 6,421
40,276 36,587
121,225 115,137
19,320 18,550
30,772 29,484
16,866 15,593
9,550 9,931
10,872 10,820
87:380 84,378
26,857 25,859
34,090 31,693
41,416 33,556


11,955 11,779
6,286 6,790
/ 132,242 2/ 120,997


33,907 32,709
3.1 5,2k
103,054 105,28
13,109 10,905
187,422 190,316
16,221 17,392


2





Baby chicks and turkey poults: Average prices paid to commercial hatcheries, May 1, 1964

State : Baby chicks, per 100 : Turkey poults, each


and
division


V/ As of the 15th of the month.

4 -


Maine
N.H.
Vt.
Mass.
R.I.
Conn.
N. E.
N.Y.
N.J.
Pa.
M. A.
Ohio
Ind.
Ill.
Mich.
Wis.
E. N. C.
Minn.
Iowa
Mo.
N.Dak.
S.Dak.
Nebr.
Kans.
W. N. C.
Del.
Md.
Va. I/
W.Va.
N.C.
s.c. V
Ga.
Fla.
S. A.
Ky.
Tenn.
Ala.
Miss.
E. S. C.
Ark.
La.
Okla.
Texas
W. S. C.
Mont.
Idaho
Colo.
Ariz.
Utah
Mount.
Wash. i
Oreg. V
Calif.
Hawaii
Pac.
U. S.


Broiler : Egg-type pullets : Heavy breeds
breeds : Pure : Incross breeds : White Other breeds
straight run : breeds : (hybrids) : : :
Dol. Dol. Dol. Ct. Ct. Ct.

: / 10.5 32.0 --- ---
11.5 34.0 40.5 74 --- 65
13.0 32.0 --- --- ---
12.0 34.5 42.0 82 88 65
12.0 32.5 --- --- --- ---
1/ 10.5 31.0 42.0 66 --- ---
10.7 33.0 41.8 72.0 --- 65.0
: 10.5 38.0 50.0 79 84 -
12.5 34.5 47.5 85 85 80
:1 11.5 37.5 50.0 1/77 1/7 90 11 70
11.5 37.3 49.9 .0 89.1 70.1
12.0 42.0 56.0 64 / 67 149
11.0 31.5 53.0 66 68 ---
12.0 37.0 48.5 y 64 1 69 1/ 59
14.0 34.5 52.0 60 62 48
11.5 40.5 55.0 62 65 48
11.6 38.0 52.3 63.3 65.6 49.0
: 11.5 40.0 55.0 56 594
12.0 39.0 55.0 61 65 40
: 8.3 26.0 51.5 65 65 45
17.5 34.0 49.0 59 ---
--- 37.0 50.5--
17.0 36.0 52.0 63 64
14.0 34.0 52.0 64 64 44
10.0 38.0 53.6 59.1 62.3 43.3
: 10.3 ... ..
: 10.3 --- --- 65 65
9.2 41.0 51.0 67 70 40
: 1/ 9.0 --- --- --- ---
:_ 7.8 29.0 46.0 60 60 45
8.5 32.0 --- 70 70 ---
: 1/ 7.6 30.0 48.0 60 63
1/ 10.0 36.0 44.0 55 65
8.5 33.3 48.6 63.7 62.1 40.6
: .7 29.0 41.5 --- ...
8.0 30.0 40.5 ---
: 7.8 34.5 41.0 66 66 46
: / 7.8 30.0 45.0 65 --- ---
: .8 31.6 41.8 65.4 --- ---
: 8.8 --- --- 59 59 45
:V 8.2 37.0 --- ---
11.5 32.5 48.0 66 58 ---
1/ 8.4 30.0 p.0 1/ 8 1/ 58 ---
: 8.7 31.3 47.5 58.9 8.3 ---
19.5 39.5 43. -- --- ---
12.5 40.0 48.0 65 65
17.0 36.0 46.0 65 65 ---
--- 37.0 42.5 60 60 ---
12.0 36.0 50.0 60 60 ---
13.0 38.0 447 62.1 61.3 ---
13.0 33.0 35.0 .. -- -
13.5 34.0 42.0 50 60 59
11.5 32.0 40.0 60 68 60
23.2 44.7 --- --- ---
12.7 32.8 40.2 59.6 66.6
b.9 35.8 50.4 61.6 64.2 4.3





Chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries United States


By months : Cumulative
Month : : 1964 :Change from: 1963 : 1964 : Change from
19, ; 3 : last year : last year
: Thou. Thou. Percent Thou. Thou. Thou. Percent


Broiler-type
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Egg-type
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Total chicks
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December


180,275
183,571
211,291
211,262
220,030


175,751
169,730
200,872
214,392
225,164
207,635
194,266
177,975
159,262
168,664
174,951
185,488


31,273
41,987
71,727
95,425
81,572
41,603
29,171
25,265
24,957
25,614
22,952
23,234


207,024
211,717
272,599
309,817
306,736
249,238
223,437
203,240
184,219
194,278
197,903
208,722


211,843
225,245
285,338
303,511
298,023


175,751
345,481
546,353
760,745
985,909
1,193,544
1,387,810
1,565,785
1,725,047
1,893,711
2,068,662
2,254,150


31,273
73,260
144,987
240,412
321,984
363,587
392,758
418,023
442,980
468,594
491,546
514,780


207,024
418,741
691,340
1,001,157
1,307,893
1,557,131
1,780,568
1,983,808
2,168,027
2,362,305
2,560,208
2,768,930


180,275
363,846
575,137
786,399
1,006,429


31,568
73,242
147,289
239,538
317,531


211,843
437,088
722,426
1,025,937
1,323,960


+ 4,524
+18,365
+28,784
+25,654
+20,520


295
18
2,302
874
4,453


+ 1

+ 2
--1
- i


+ 4,819
+18,347
+31,086
+24,780
+16,067


31,568
41,674
74,047
92,249
77,993


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Chicken eggs in incubators June 1, 1964


Geographic : Percent change from June 1, 1963
divisions : Broiler-type : Egg-type : Total eggs

North Atlantic : + 3 + 5 + 4
East North Central : 10 + 6 1
West North Central : 25 10 18
South Atlantic 0 + 8 0
South Central + 3 + 22 + 5
West : 1 + 13 + 5
48 States 0 + 6 + 1

United States 1/ 0 + 6 + 1

]/ Includes Hawaii.

Poults hatched and turkey eggs in incubators

White : Other : Total : Light
Geographic :heavy breeds i/ :heavy breeds i/ :heavy breeds 1/: Breeds 1/
divisions 1963 196 1963 1964 1963 1964 1963 1964

Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou.
Poults hatched
during May

North Atlantic 436 392 395 256 831 648 46- 80
East North Central : 1,542 1,796 1,368 1,185 2,910 2,981 223 182
West North Central : 2,207 2,718 4,405 4,155 6,612 6,873 441 364
South Atlantic 758 759 786 834 1,544 1,593 719 759
South Central 493 847 2,020 1,547 2,513 2,394 103 111
West : 933 1,359 4,388 3,969 5,321 5,328 58 121

United States : 6,369 7,871 13,362 11,946 19,731 19,817 1,590 1,617


Turkey eggs in
incubators June 1

North Atlantic : 689 708 491 450 1,180 1,158 102 138
East North Central : 2,678 2,808 1,825 1,520 4,503 4,328 434 409
West North Central : 4,127 4,767 3,866 3,913 7,993 8,680 801 683
South Atlantic 1,089 1,433 1,206 1,294 2,295 2,727 860 1,007
South Central : 608 1,001 2,330 1,988 2,938 2,989 154 138
West 1,119 2,024 7,042 6,073 8,161 8,097 109 225

United States 10,310 12,741 16,760 15,238 27,070 27,979 2,460 2,600


See footnote on page 8.


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Poults hatched by commercial hatcheries United States


: By months : Cumulative
Month 1963 : 1964 :Change from: 1963 : 1964 Change from
: : last year : : last year
Thou. Thou. Pct. Thou. Thou. Thou. Pct.
Heavy white
breeds l/
January 1,514 1,859 + 23 1,514 1,859 + 345 + 23
February 2,617 3,054 + 17 4,131 4,913 + 782 + 19
March 4,952 6,576 + 33 9,083 11,489 +2,406 + 26
April : 5,891 7,805 + 32 14,974 19,294 +4,320 + 29
May 6,369 7,871 + 24 21,343 27,165 +5,822 + 27
June 5,471 26,814
July 2,981 29,795
August 1,380 31,175
September 553 31,728
October 659 32,387
November 924 33,311
December 1,305 34,616

Other heavy
breeds I/
January 1,209 1,339 + 11 1,209 1,339 + 130 + 11
February : 4,457 4,201 6 5,666 5,540 126 2
March 11,007 10,781 2 16,673 16,321 352 2
April 13,648 12,182 11 30,321 28,503 -1,818 6
May 13,362 11,946 11 43,683 40,449 -3,234 7
June : 8,635 52,318
July 3,005 55,323
August 297 55,620
September 160 55,780
October 291 56,071
November 422 56,493
December 559 57,052

Total all
heavy breeds l/ :
January : 2,723 3,198 + 17 2,723 3,198 + 475 + 17
February : 7,074 7,255 + 3 9,797 10,453 + 656 + 7
March 15,959 17,357 + 9 25,756 27,810 +2,054 + 8
April 19,539 19,987 + 2 45,295 47,797 +2,502 + 6
May 19,731 19,817 --- 65,026 67,614 +2,588 + 4
June : 14,106 79,132
July 5,986 85,118
August 1,677 86,795
September 713 87,508
October 950 88,458
November 1,346 89,804
December 1,864 91,668


See footnote on page 8.


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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
WASHIllITOij, D. C. 20250

O.,FFICIL-L BUSIiIESS


POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
uniERSITY OF FLORIDA

3 1262 08904 3276


Frel R. Tarv2r. Jr.
Univ. of Florisa
1i-7-57 Dept. of Poultry Husb.
!L-fla Gainesville, Fla.


Poults hatched by ccrnaiercial hatciheries United States


B:y muontihs : CUmula tive
I lnth : : :.hage from: : : Change from
13 : :last year : 1 : last year
T: thou. 'Dho o. Pet. Thou. Thou. Thou. Pct.
Light breeds j :
January : 5' 5 27 + 11 5+5 627 + 62 + 11
February 63 + 3 1,20 416 + 20 + 17
Ilarch : 787 '5, + 21 1,9)5 2,36o0 + 371 + 19
April : 914 1,196 + 31 2,909 3,562 + 653 + 22
tay 1,590 1,.17 + 2 4,499 5,179 + 680 + 15
June : 1,513 6,012
Jul.y : l, 6' 7, 60u
Aiucast : i ,'0b 74'
SelpteLber : 539 )9,2
'9cto er : 451 9,739
[iovember : 451 190
De cem be r : 5'0' 10,770

Total .all
breeds i"1
Ja utar-- : 3,'j 3,-5 + 16 3,2-' 3,625 + 537 + 16
Feb'rua- : 7,717 ,,44 + 4 11i,0,05 11,8.9 + o64 + 8
I.arc.t : 16,76 i,3'507 + 9 27,751 30,176 +2,425 + 9
Api 40 24,i + .
April 20, 5 21,t.3 + 4 4.i204 51,359 +3,155 + 7
May : 231,321 21)4, + 1 69,525 72,793 +3,26- + 5
June : 15,1) 85, 144
J..7i/ 17:54 9, 79
.. t 2,74. 95, 544
September : 1,252 9o, 79
c't ober : i, ,i 9:, 197
i,7''.eub.r : .797 99,9'94
De ce b- r : 2,444 10C2,43c;


_/ Heavy white breeds include heavy white-feathered breeds, such as Broad white, white
Holland, Empire white, Lancaster, and crosses with light white breeds. All cther
heavy breeds are reported under "other". Light breeds include Beltsville, Jersey
Buff, Royal Palm and wild turkeys.


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