Hatchery production

September 1966 DOUC "
SOctober 14, 1966

Ch on
U STORY
Chick production by hatcheries during September 6 was 247. 9 million, 15
percent above the 216. 3 million in September 1965, according to the Crop Reporting
Board. The hatch of broiler-type chicks totaled 212. 4 million, up 13 percent from
September 1965 and the largest of record for the month. During January through
September 1966 there were 2, 090. 6 million broiler-type chicks produced, 9 per-
cent above the corresponding period in 1965 and the largest of record for these
months. The number of broiler-type eggs in incubator on October 1, 1966 was 12
percent above October 1, last year.

There were 35.5 million egg-type chicks hatched during September--up 22
percent from September 1965. All regions recorded increases from a year earlier.
Increases were as follows: North Atlantic and West North Central, each 34 per-
cent; South Atlantic, 30 percent; East North Central, 24 percent; South Central,
20 percent and West, 8 percent. The hatch of egg-type chicks during the first nine
months of 1966 totaled 466. 2 million--an increase of 14 percent from the same period
last year. The number -of egg-type eggs in incubator on October 1, 1966 was 37
percent above October 1, 1965.

Poult Pr oduction

The number of poults of all breeds hatched during September 1966 was 1, 885, 000,
an increase of 10 percent from the 1, 718, 000 hatched in September 1965. The
hatch of heavy breed poults during September was 871, 000, down 11 percent from
a year earlier. Heavy white breed poult s hatched totaled 843, 000, down 8 percent
and other heavy breeds totaled 28, 000 down 59 percent from September 1965. The
number of light breed poults hatched was 1, 014, 000, an increase of 37 percent from
the 738, 000 poults in September 1965. There were 120, 602, 000 poults hatched during
the first nine months of 1966, an increase of 10 percent from the same period in
1965. The number of heavy breed turkey eggs in incubator on October 1, 1966 was
up 36 percent from October 1, 1965, and the number of light breed eggs in incubators
was up 9 percent. Heavy white breed eggs in incubators were up 58 percent while
other heavy breed eggs were down 39 percent from a year earlier.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
Pou 1-1 (10-66) Washington, D. C.





Broiler and egg-type chicks hatched by commercial
hatcheries, United States

Month : Number chicks hatched
and : Broiler : Egg : Total
year : type : type :

: Thousands Thousands Thousands

September 1965 187,226 29,048 216,274
August 1966 : 223,994 33,967 257,961
September 1966 212,420 35,519 247,939

Jan.-September 1965 : 1,911,262 407,466 2,318,728
Jan.-September 1966 2,090,648 466,221 2,556,869


Percent Percent Percent

September 1966 as per-
cent of Sept. 1965 113 122 115

Jan.-September 1966 as
percent of Jan.-
September 1965 : 109 114 110


Chicken eggs in incubators October 1, 1966

: October 1, 1966 as a percent of October 1, 1965
Geographic .
division Broiler-type Egg-type Total eggs
: Percent Percent Percent

North Atlantic 105 125 110
East North Central : 109 127 118
West North Central 97 155 120
South Atlantic 115 142 l16
South Central 112 143 114
West : 102 136 117

48 States : 112 137 115


United States 1l 112 137 115

1/ Includes Hawaii.


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Poults hatched by commercial hatcheries, United States


I Month Number poults watched 1/
and : Heavy breeds : Light : Total
Year : White : Other : Total : breeds : breeds
Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou.
September 1965 : 912 9 90 3TE 1T,718
August 1966 : 1,731 366 2,097 1,369 3,466
September 1966 : 843 28 871 1,014 1,885

January-September 1965 : 50,391 48,654 99,045 11,078 110,123
January-September 1966 : 66,301 42,375 108,676 11,926 120,602
: Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
Sept. 1966 as percent :
of September 1965 : 92 41 89 137 110

January-Sept. 1966 as :
percent of January- : 132 87 110 108 110
September 1965

Poults hatched and turkey eggs in incubator

Geographic Heavy breeds 1/ : Light
division White : Other : Total : breeds 1/
division : 1965 : 1966 : 1965 : 1966 : 1965 : 1966 : 1965 : 1966
: Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou.
Poults hatched
during September

North Atlantic 9 2/ 3 2 12 2 0 4
East North Central : 67 3/ 2 0 69 129 218
West North Central : 615 3/577 6 0 621 3/577 364 365
South Atlantic : 159 191 24 6 183 197 206 244
South Central : 24 13 30 0 54 13 4 119
West : 38 2/ 3 2/ 41 2/ 35 64

United States : 912 843 68 28 980 871 738 1,014

Turkey eggs in : 1965 1966 1965 1966 1965 1966 1965 1966
incubator October 1 : Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou.

North Atlantic 0 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 0 30
East North Central : 141 3/ 6 0 147 3 186 311
West North Central : 429 3/782 0 0 429 3/782 666 479
South Atlantic : 262 518 213 38 475 556 445 418
South Central : 65 117 88 107 153 224 24 177
West : 170 2/ 0 2/ 170 2/ 35 61

United States : 1,067 1,689 312 190 1,379 1,879 1,356 1,476
October 1, 1966 as : Percent Percent Percent Percent
percent of -
October 1, 1965 U.S. : 158 61 136 109
V/ Heavy white breeds include heavy white-feathered breeds, such as Broad white,
white Holland, Empire white, Lancaster, and crosses with light white breeds. All
other heavy breeds are reported under "other." Light breeds include Beltsville,
Jersey Buff, Royal Palm and wild turkeys. 2/ Confidential to avoid disclosing
individual operations. 3/ East North Central and West North Central combined
to avoid disclosing individual operations.
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Chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries

Broiler-type
September : January-September


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divis

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
48 States
Hawaii
U. S.


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116
3,689
25,829
14,915
30,494
2,942
291
12,110
90,386
458
7
205
1,823
1,083
5,448
4/ 9,046
212,311
109
212.420


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


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2/ 2,930 2/ 2,659
7,000 8,417
11,304 14,425
4,356 4,824
414 407
18,026 21,136
1,070 1,176
33,920 41,051
1,406 1,874
77,496 93,310


233
3,428
23,871
12,542
27,671
2,589
277
11,294
81,905
349
8
169
1,467
910
4,942
4/ 7,861
187, -10
116
187.226


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Thousands
4,963-
608
0
810
1,109
70
115
4,507
12,182~
570
2,717
51
400
998
4,736
569
170
2,170


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19bb66
Thousands
5,2689
773
0
733
1,075
50
73
4,291
12,263
500
2,408
49
440
1,250
4,647
640
30
1,960


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10


19t5 :
Thousands
53,517
5,291
2
7,555
13,995
645
1,431
42,272
124,708
5,800
23,402
649
3,545
9,602
42,998
6,411
2,200
27,870


1,583
614
2/ 39,110
77,773
115,487
46,675
4,457
195,527
12,094
343,467
13,086
8o8,566
2,351
34,723
238,036
126,970
266,371
23,699
4,215
115,418
811,783
3,719
258
1,982
17,251
10,164
49,523
4/ 83,152
1,910,317
945
1.911.262


19bb
Thousands
57,364
5,660
1
7,485
11,666
565
974
40,948
124,663
5,570
23,226
615
3,795
11,580
44,786
7,227
1,705
22,441
2
2/
2,011
537
2/ 34,685
81,340
138,456
50,565
4,613
206,330
12,673
399,513
17,294
910,784
1,971
36,104
258,283
141,061
290,748
29,845
4,659
120,663
883,334
3,702
262
2,227
18,948
11,079
54,863
4/ 91,415
2,089,667
981
2.090.648


_: Egg-type
_: September
: 1965 : 1966
Thousands Thousands
311 4W-
148 222
0 3
407 398
370 317
1,290 1,870
275 420
1,450 2,011
4,251 5,685
1,320 1,140
1,728 2,452
1,oo6 1,434
510 590
229 305
4,793 5,921
362 657
480 650
375 524
0
135 140
335 288
266 350
1,953 2,609


E6 489
3/ 3/
724 64
397 550
1,864 3,066
1,705 2,133
3/ 5,196 3/ 6,756
150 200
459 560
887 1,263
998 1,171
1,288 1,487
287 236
289 212
1,844 2,307
6,202 7,436
41 57
161 105
101 85
630 808
138 144
5,264 5,533
4/ 6,569 4/ 7,066
28,964 35,473
84 46
29.048 35.519






Chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries


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divi

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

Tenn.
Ala.
Miss.
Ark.
La.
Okla.
Texas
S. C.
Idaho
Colo.
Utah
Wash.
Oreg.
Calif
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466.221


p: Total
: __ September


:Average 1960-64: 1965


Egg-type
January-September
1965 1966
Thousands Thousands
4,162 4,780
2,094 2,393
165 174
6,632 7,620
5,606 4,273
14,230 18,020
4,480 5,744
22,431 23.955
59,800 66,959
18,540 20,190
19,904 24,317
17,921 19,719
8,470 10,065
6,364 6,970o
71,199 81,261
19,498 23,450
29,920 29,030
12,342 14,318
1,088 1,375
8,075 9,100
9,695 11,842
6,333 6,.725
86,951 95,840


5,727 6,313

7,677 6,695'
5,553 7,158
21,530 29,523
16.523 20,769
3/58:054 3/71, 568
3,487 3,162
5,268 7,774
11,302 11,895
10,721 12,386
11,555 15,340
2,475 2,517
3,021 3,215
19,181 23,799
67.010 80,088
942 922
1,602 1,671
1,314 1,397
8,257 8,810
2,018 2,124
47,277 52.309
4/63,681 4/o0.oo3
406,695 465,719
771 502


Thousands
4,836
1,061
12
1,121
2,193
1,290
702
4,674
15,889
1,816
4,529
971
924
980
9,220
1,061
479
4,234


117
310
2/6,275


4,951

15,2
1,731
29,789
2542 2
3/70,602
605
3,653
16,602
10,979
17,342
1,888
450
9,979
61,498
361
97
218
1,874
1,106
9.342
6/13.190

176.871T


Thousand
5,274
756
0
1,217
1,479
1,360
390
5,957
16,433
1,890
4,445
1,057
910
1,227
9,529
931
650
2,545

2/
353
269
2/4,883


4,822

18,750
1,467
35,784
3, 111
3/82,692
383
3,887
24,758
13,54o
28,959
2,876
566
13,138
88,107
390
169
270
2,097
1,048
10.206
4/14,430
216,074
200
216.274


: 1966
s Thousands
5,712
995
3
1,131
1,392
920
493
6,302
17,948
1,640
4,860
1,483
1,030
1,555
10,568
1,297
680
2,484
2/,
2/
307
i360
2/5.268


5,313

21,600
1,726
44,117
4 oo007
3/100,066
316
4,249
27,092
16,086
31,981
3,178
503
14,417
97,822
515
112
290
2,631
1,227
10.981
4/6,112

247,939


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


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: January-September
: 1965 : 1966
Thousands Thousands
57,679 62,144
7,385 8,053
167 175
14,187 15,105
19,601 15,939
14,875 18,585
5,911 6,718
64,703 64,903
184,508 191,622
24,34o 25,760
43,306 47,543
18,570 20,334
12,015 13,860
15,966 18,550
114,197 126,047
25,909 30,677
32,120 30,735
40,212 36,759

J/
11,278 13,853
6,947 7,262
2/126, 61 2/130,525


52,'X2 56,878

203,204 213,025
17,647 19,831
364,997 429,036
29,609 38,063
3/866,620 3/982,352
5,838 5,133
39,991 43,878
249,338 270,178
137,691 153,447
277,926 306,088
26,174 32,362
7,236 7,874
134,599 144,462
878,793 963 422
4,661 4,624
1,860 1,933
3,296 3,624
25,508 27,758
12,182 13,203
96.800 107,172
4/146,833 4/161,41
2,317,012 2.555,386
1.716 1.483
2.318.728 2,556,869


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