Hatchery production

July 1964 ** EP|O
A us 14, 1964

Chick Production

There were 231,879,000 chicks produced by hatcheries in July 1964, an increase
of 4 percent from the July 1963 hatch, according to the Crop Reporting Board.
Broiler chicks totaled 200,239,000, up 3 percent from July last year. During the
first 7 months of 1964 there were 1,415,348,000 broiler chicks hatched, an increase
of 2 percent from the comparable period in 1963. The number of broiler-type eggs
in incubators on August 1 was 4 percent above August 1, 1963, indicating a larger
hatch of broiler chicks in August 1964 than in August last year.

There were 31,640,000 egg-type chicks hatched in July, 8 percent above the
number hatched in July 1963. Increases reported were 16 percent in the East North
Central States, 12 percent in the South Atlantic, 8 percent in both the West North
Central and Western States, and 5 percent in the South Central States. The North
Atlantic States reported no change in July hatch from a year ago. The hatch of
egg-type chicks during the first 7 months of 1964 totaled 396,457,000, up 1 percent
from the comparable period last year. Eggs in incubators on August 1 were up
2 percent from August 1 last year indicating a slightly larger August hatch of egg-
type chicks this year as compared with August last year.



Poult Production

Heavy breed poults hatched in July totaled 6,428,000, an increase of 7 percent
from the July 1963 hatch. The hatch of heavy white breeds was 3,444,000, up
16 percent from July last year. The hatch of other heavy breeds (mostly broad
breasted bronze) was 2,984,000, down 1 percent from July last year. The hatch of
light breed poults totaled 1,609,000, a decrease of 4 percent from July 1963.
There were 97,375,000 poults of all breeds hatched during the first 7 months of
1964. This number is 5 percent more than during this period in 1963. The cumu-
lative hatch of heavy white breeds was 37,467,000, up 26 percent; other heavy breeds
hatched totaled 51,550,000--down 7 percent and light breeds hatched at 8,358,000 were
up 9 percent. The number of heavy breed eggs in incubators on August 1 was down
1 percent from August 1, 1963 indicating a slightly smaller hatch in August this
year compared with August last year. The number of light breed eggs in incubators
on August 1 was up 3 percent from August 1, 1963.


UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
Pou 1-1 (8-64) Washington, D. C.





Chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries


State : Broiler-type : Egg-type
and : July : January through July : July
division : 63 : 1964 : 1963 : 1964 : 1963 :194 1963 1964
Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands
Maine 5,768 6,089 39,329 42,706 153 242
N.H. 891 810 7,145 5,803 237 166
Vt. 8 0 38 1 13 0
Mass. & R.I. / 1,078 770 7,342 5,299 399 416
Conn. 1,528 1,587 11,732 12,349 485 475
N.Y. 205 80 1,350 775 1,290 1,450
N.J. 151 156 1,241 1,107 515 525
Pa. : 4,007 3,920 29,013 27,340 2,178 2,016
N.A. 13,636 13,412 97,190 95,380 5,270 5,290
Ohio : 830 600 5,590 4,550 1,520 1,800
Ind. : 3,814 3,183 23,613 20,598 1,821 2,380
Ill. 1: 13 83 1,307 893 1,051 893
Mich. : 420 450 3,240 3,360 900 1,000
Wis. : 1,083 985 6,460 6,435 185 300
E.N.C. : 6,260 5,301 40,210 35,836 5,477 6,373
Minn. : 1,029 983 7,723 7,253 521 512
Iowa : 330 100 2,895 1,673 460 700
Mo. : 4,618 4,094 40,481 29,790 606 548
N. Dak. 2] 2/ 2 2/ 1 0
S. Dak. : 2 2/ 2 2/ 195 150
Nebr. 3 27 1,1 2 1,601 167 112
Kans. : 262 20 1,560 1,210 159 250
W.N.C. 2/ 6,284 2/ 5,224 2/ 54,287 2/ 41,981 2,109 2,272
Del. 6,917 8,239 50,958 57,821 3/ 37
Md. : 13,293 11,666 88,902 86,539 3 3/
Va. 5,950 5,712 42,267 40,355 420 511
W. Va. 450 448 2,753 2,721 / 3/
N.C. : 19,347 20,335 136,891 139,536 481 531
S.C. 1,669 1,315 12,869 10,800 436 403
Ga. : 34,426 35,298 245,448 249,724 1,743 2,284
Fla. : 1,408 1,517 10,924 11,154 1,598 1,444
S.A. 83,460 84,530 591,012 598,650 3/ 4,811 3/ 5,367
Ky. : 300 279 2,945 1,834 330 190
Tenn. : 4,040 4,274 26,280 27,721 330 367
Ala. 20,272 22,429 147,119 158,278 750 716
Miss. 13,438 12,647 95,428 95,303 714 885
Ark. 22,296 27,523 156,047 178,892 866 1,200
La. : 2,523 2,474 18,174 19,080 121 82
Okla. : 645 539 5,370 5,089 130 183
Texas 12,267 13,002 90,009 93,871 1,402 1,267
S.C. 75,781 83,167 541,372 580,068 4,643 4,890
Idaho 429 440 3,060 3,232 49 31
Colo. 3 3 202 235 94 107
Utah : 135 162 1,201 1,200 21 92
Wash. : 1,685 1,598 11,366 12,281 898 900
Oreg. 1,139 1,190 7,421 8,002 190 271
Calif. 5,310 5,054 39,434 37,442 5,362 5,881
West 4/ 8,718 4/ 8,477 4/ 62,917 4/ 62,633 4/ 6,784 4/ 7,360
48 States 194,139 200,111 1,386,988 1,414,548 29,094 31,552
Hawaii : 127 128 822 800 77 88
U. S. : 194,266 200,239 1,387,810 1,415,348 29,171 31,640
1/ Massachusetts and Ehode Island combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.
2/ To avoid disclosing individual operations West North Central total includes North and South
Dakota. 3/ South Atlantic total includes Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia. 4/ West total
includes Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada.


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Chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries

Egg-type : Total
Jan. through July : July : Jan. through July


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/ Massachusetts and Rhode Island combined to avoid
/ To avoid disclosing individual operations West
South Dakota.
/ South Atlantic total includes Delaware, Maryland
West total includes Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico,


: Average 1958-6


Maine
N.H.
Vt.
Mass. & R.]
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. 4/
48 States
Hawaii
U.S.


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1963
Thou.
2,926
2,326
336
7,188
6,500
12,340
8,630
24,455
64,701
19,280
18,541
18,888
9,200
7,180
73, 089
23,461
34,725
14,241
2,313
9,945
12,287
6,050
103,022

3/
5,229

7,2
4,761
15,605
11, 424
3/46,324
2,924
5,535
5,947
6,082
7,443
1,244
2,756
17,175
49,106
1,237
1,671
1,181
7,382
2,391
39,897
4/55,056
392,098
660
392.758


19b4
Thou.
2,907
1,816
240
6,941
5,538
13,200
7,070
22,065
59,777
19,300
20,612
18,246
10,550
7, 47yo
76,178
22,921
33,338
14,367
1,910
9,845
11,704
6,600
100, 685


5,2 6

7,670
3,859
17,185
13,039
3/4b, 451
2,881
4,483
8,391
7,972
9,421
1,350
3,038
15,4oo
52,936
896
1,278
1,026
7,821
2,316
42, 505
4/57,736
395,763
694
R96.457


Thou.
5,551
1,263
21
1,592
3,145
1,482
1,082
5,679
19, 17
2,358
6,504
1,412
889
1,521
12,684
834
610
6,944


162
419
2/9,071


7,326
3/
15,117
2,098
32,923
2,473
3/77,727
1,149
4,105
15,971
11,319
16,394
2,048
557
11,824
63,367
365
142
204
2,024
1,453
9,795
4/14,132
196,797
173
196.970


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2 : 1963 : 1964 : 1963 : 19
Thou. Thou. Thou. Tho
5,921 ,7331 72-25 55 ~-
1,128 976 9,471
21 0 374
1,477 1,186 14,530 1
2,013 2,062 18,232 1'
1,495 1,530 13,690 1
666 681 9,871
6,185 5,936 53,468 4
18,906 18,702 161,891 15'
2,350 2,400 24,870 2:
5,635 5,563 42,154 4:
1,164 976 20,195 1
1,320 1,450 12,440 1:
1,268 1,285 13,640 1
11,737 11,674 113, 29 11:
1,550 1,495 31,184 3
790 800 37,620 3
5,224 4,642 54,722 4
2/ 2/ 2/

210 139 13,449 1
421 270 7,610
2/8,393 2/7,496 2/157,309 2/14
3I 31 3/
6,370 6,223 47,496 4
2/ 3/ 3/
19,828 20,86 144,175 14,
2,105 1,718 17,630 1
36,169 37,582 261,053 26(
3,006 2,961 22,348 2
3/88,271 3/89,897 3/637,336 3/64
630 469 5,869
4,370 4,641 31,815 3
21,022 23,145 153,066 16(
14,152 13,532 101,510 10:
23,162 28,723 163,490 18!
2,644 2,556 19,418 2
775 722 8,126
13,669 14,269 107,184 10
80,424 88,057 590,478 63:
478 471 4,297
97 110 1,873
156 254 2,382
2,583 2,498 18,748 2
1,329 1,461 9,812 1
10,672 10,935 79,331 7
4/15,502 4/15,837 4/11,773. 4/12(
223,233 231,663 1,779,086 1,81
204 216 1,482
223,437 231,879 1,780,568 1,81:
disclosing individual operations.
North Central total includes North and

and West Virginia.
Arizona and Nevada.


U.
7,613
7,619
241
2,240
7,887
3,975
8,177
9,405
5,157
3, 50
1,210
9,139
3,910
3,905
2,014
0,174
5,011
4,157


3,305
7,81o
2,666



3/
(,206
4,659
6,909
4,193
7, 101
4,715
, 204
6,669
3,275
8,313
o,430
8,127
9,271
31,00
4,128
1,513
2,226
0,102
0,318
9,947
O,369
0,311
1,494
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Baby chicks and turkey poults: Average prices paid to commercial hatcheries, July 1, 1964

State Baby chicks, per 10 : Turke-y poults_- each
and : Broiler : Egg-type -ullets : Heavy -breeds_ : Light
division breeds : Pure : Incross breeds White : Other breeds
------- -- txaj-itL run; breeds : (hybrids) breeds
Dol. Dol. Dol. Ct. Ct. Ct.

sie : / 10.0 32.0 --- --- --- ---
N.H. 11.5 34.0 4o.5 74 --- 65
Vt. 13.0 32.0 --- --- ......
Mass. 12.0 34.5 42.0 82 88 65
R.I. 12.0 32.5 --- --- --- ---
Conn. /i-0: -. 31.0 42.0 66 ---
N. E. 0. 32.7 _41. 72.9 -6r-. -
N.Y. 10.5 37.5 50.0 77 79 ---
N.J. : 13.0 33.5 47.5 80 90 75
Pa.- --11.0 38.0 49.5 I 75 1/ 85 1/ 70
M. A. 11.1 37.3 -49.5 76.1- -8.--- -70.1
Ohio 12.5 38.0 5.o 17 5 /~6 ~ 49
Ind. 10.0 30.0 50.5 1/ 66 lJ 67 / 45
Ill. 14.0 40.0 54.0 1/ 67 1/ 70 1/ 57
Mich. 14.0 33.0 50.0 65 62 48
Wis. 11.5 40.5 55.0 --- ...
E. -. c. 11.0 34.2 51.5 --- 6.3 -~.3
Minn. 11.5 00 55.o 55 59 43
Iowa 13.0 40.5 55.0 62 65 40
Mo. 1/ 8.9 27.0 53.0 65 65 45
N.Dak. 16.5 35.0 51.0 62 -- ...
S.Dak. --- 38.0 50.0 --- ---
Nebr. 17.0 35.0 50.0 70 67
ans. 16.0 33.0 51.0 63 65 46
W. N C. C 4.9 52.9 N558- -6.9 -4|. -
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Md. : 10.6 --- ...... --
Va. ]/ 9.9 4o.o 51.0 70 70 44
W.Va. 1/ 10.5 --- --- --- ---
N.C. 1/ 8.8 29.0 46.0 6o 6o ---
S.C. i/ 8.2 31.0 --- 70 70 ---
Ga. : 8.6 32.0 48.0 65 65
Fla. i_/ 10.0 37.0 45.0 55 65 45
S. A. g .. .2 3. -46.57 ----- 6-67- --62.7 72- -
K S. A. 2 4.4 -.- ~ 6.7 62.- -.
Ky. : 8.5 32.0 "4I.0 .........
Tenn. 8.3 30.0 40o.5 --- --- ---
Ala. 1 8.2 34.0 41.0 65 65 45
Miss. 1- / 8.3 30.0 45.0
E. C. .2 31.8 42.5 --- -
Ark. 178.7 .-- --- -0 -60 45
La. 1/ 8.4 34.o --- .. ......
Okla. 10.5 30.5 45.0 75 57 55
Texas 18.2 32.0 52.0 1/60 1/6o
W. S. c. C.. -J31.4 .4.l 33.- 559.9 50.1
Mont. 19.0 35.0 -- .--- --- ...
Idaho : 12.5 38.0 --- --- 65
Colo. : 14.o 4o.o 53.0 65 64 ---
Ariz. --- 36.0 45.0 60 60 ---
Utah : 12.0 35.0 50.0 ---
Mount. : 2. 374 50.0 -6- -6.1i ---
Wash. / 13.0 32.5 37. --- 55 ---
Oreg. y 13.5 33.5 4o.o 55 60 4o
Calif./ 11.5 31.5 39.5 65 65 ---
Bavali : 23.4 44.4 --- ...
Pac. 12.7 32.5 39.ai 6 6- .
U. s. -.2 33h8 .- 6i3 -6 58 .
SAs -------f the 15th of the month.- -
1] As t~f the 15th of the month.




Chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries United States


By months : Cumulative
Month : 1963 : 1964 : Change from: 1963 1964 Change from
Tu:: 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
220,212
208,498
200,239


+ 3
+ 8
+ 5
- 1
- 2
0
+ 3


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
298,462
255,527
231,879


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,CO1,157
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
1,006,611
1,215,109
1,415,348


31,568
73,242
147,289
239,538
317,788
364,817
396,457


211,843
437,088
722,426
1,025,937
1,324,399
1,579,926
1,811,805


+ 4,524
+18,365
+28,784
+25,654
+20,702
+21,565
+27,538


295
18
2,302
874
4,196
1,230
3,699


+ 1
--0
+ 2
-0
- 1
0
+ 1


+ 4,819
+18,347
+31,086
+24,780
+16,506
+22,795
+31,237


31,568
41,674
74,047
92,249
78,250
47,029
31,640


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Chicken eggs in incubators August 1, 1964


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

North Atlantic + 1 6 0
East North Central : + 1 + 11 + 5
West North Central : 24 + 17 17
South Atlantic + 5 9 + 4
South Central : + 7 11 + 6
West : 2 + 13 + 4
48 States : + 4 + 2 + 4

United States l/ + 4 + 2 + 4


l/ Includes Hawaii.


Poults hatched and turkey eggs in incubators

White : Other : Total : Light
Geographic :heavy breeds l/ :heavy breeds 1/ :heavy breeds 1/ : breeds 1/
divisions 1963 1964 1963 1964 1963 1964 : 1963 1964

Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou.
Poults hatched
during July

North Atlantic 228 238 122 97 350 335 56 69
East North Central : 663 726 209 209 872 935 233 258
West North Central : 1,464 1,372 177 143 1,641 1,515 503 447
South Atlantic 292 395 294 300 586 695 714 678
South Central 75 116 360 296 435 412 50 49
West 259 597 1,843 1,939 2,102 2,536 112 108

United States : 2,981 3,444 3,005 2,984 5,986 6,428 1,668 1,609


Turkey eggs in
incubators August 1

ciorthi Atlantic : 126 97 34 40 160 137 2 20
East North Central : 634 508 30 69 664 577 281 302
West North Central : 1,589 1,377 0 0 1,589 1,377 676 513
South Atlantic 208 154 127 200 335 354 730 823
South Central 59 26 67 9 126 35 40 98
West 54 325 445 525 499 850 121 146

United States 2,670 2,487 703 843 3,373 3,330 1,850 1,902


See footnote on page 8.


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Poults hatched by commercial hatcheries United States


: By months : Cumulative
Month :1963 1964 :Cha ,e from: 1963 1964 : Change from
.: : last year : : last year
: Thou. Thou. Pct. Thou. Thou. Thou. Pct.


Heavy white
breeds 1/
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Other heavy
breeds l/
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Total all
heavy breeds
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December


See footnote


1,514
2,617
4,952
5,891
6,369
5,471.
2,981
1,380
553
659
924
1,305


1,209
4,457
11,007
13,648
13,362
8,635
3,005
297
16o
291
422
559


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2,723
7,074
15,959
19,539
19,731
14,106
5,986
1,677
713
950
1,346
1,864


1,859
3,054
6,576
7,805
7-871.
, 6,858
3,444








1,339
4,201
10,781
12,182
11,946
8,117
2,984








3,198
7,255
17,357
19,987
19,817
14,975
6,428


+ 23
+ 17
+ 33
+ 32

.4+25
+ 16


1,514
4,131
9,083
14,974
21,343
-26,814
29,795
31,175
31,728
32,387
33,311
34,616


1,209
5,666
16,673
30,321
43,683
52,318
55,323
55,620
55,780
56,071
56,493
57,052


2,723
9,797
25,756
45,295
65,026
79,132
85,118
86,795
87,508
88,458
89,804
91,668


1,859
4,913
11,489
19,294
27,165
34,023
37,467








1,339
5,54o
16,321
28,503
40,449
48,566
51,550








3,198
10,453
27,810
47,797
67,614
82, 589
89,017


+ 345
+ 782
+2,4o6
+4,320
+5,822
+7,209
+7,672








+ 130
- 126
- 352
-1,818
-3,234
-3,752
-3,773







+ 475
+ 656
+2,054
+2,502
+2,588
+3,457
+3,899


on page 8.


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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE .'\
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20250 -,

OFFICIAL BUSINESS 5'
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POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
I 126208911 I 04 I II2971
3 1262 08904 2971


N. R. Mehrhof
11-27-57 Univ. of Florida
ML-Ha Gainesville, Fla.


FPoults hatched by commercial hatcheries United States
By months C.mulat ive
Ilonth :: :Change from: : : Change from
1: : i,16 : last year : : : last ,-year
Thou. Thu. Pet. Th. ou. Thou. Thou. Pet.
Light breeds i/-
January : 565 627 + 11 565 627 + 62 + 11
February, : 643 T79 + 23 1,208 1,416 + 208 + 17
I'arch 7 950 + 21 1,995 2,366 + 371 + 19
.pril : 914 1,196 + 31 2,909 3,562 + 653 + 22
sy : 1,590 1,617 + 2 4.499 5,179 + 6 0 + 15
June : ,13 1,570 + 4 6,012 6,749 + 737 + 12
Jl- : 11,66 1,609 4 7,680 8,358 + 678 + 9
.-ugust : 1 ",-9 749
September : 539 9,288
O,).tober : 4cl 9 T39
l.:..vember : 451 10, 190
December 580 10,770

Total all
breeds 1/
January ,288 3,825 + 16 3,288 3,825 + 537 + 16
February : 7,717 8,044 + 4 11,005 11,869 + 864 + 8
Parch : 16,746 1,307 + 9 27,751 30,176 +2,425 + 9
ipril : 20,453 21,183 + 4 48,204 51,359 +3,155 + 7
1isy : 21,;21 21,434 + 1 69,525 72,793 +3,268 + 5
June :15,619 16,55 + 6 85,144 89,338 +4,194 + 5
July 7,654 8,037 + 5 92,795 97,375 +4)577 + 5
gL1st 2,746, 95)544
September 1,252 96,796
October 1,401 98,197
livember : 1,797 99: 994
December : 2,444 102,438

1/ Hea-.v white breeds include heavy ihite-featl-iered breeds, such as Broad white,
white Holland, Empire white, Lancaster, and crosses w;ith light white breeds.Allother
hear', breeds are reported under "other". Light breeds include Beltsville, Jersey
Buff, Royal F-Pam and wild tLrkeys.