Hatchery production

February 1967 and 1966 Annual Revisions S D

Ma c 16, 1967

Chick Produce( ion U DEPOSITORY

Hatcheries produced 263 million chicks during February 1967, an increase
of 6 percent from a year earlier according to the Crop Reporting Board. The
February hatch of broiler-type chicks totaled 217 million, 5 percent more than
a year earlier. During the first 2 months of 1967, there were 438 million broiler
chicks produced, up 3 percent from the same months last year. Broiler-type
eggs in incubator on March 1 were up 7 percent from a year earlier. The revised
number of broiler-type chicks hatched during 1966 totaled 2,747 million exceeding
the preceding year's record hatch by 9 percent.

Egg-type chicks hatched during February are estimated at 46 million, 13
percent more than in February 1 966. The February egg-type hatch was above a
year earlier in all regions of the United States. The largest regional increase
from February 1966 was 22 percent in the South Atlantic, followed by 20 percent
in the West North Central, 18 percent in the South Central, 15 percent in the
East North Central, and 2 percent in both the North Atlantic and West. During
the first 2 months of 1967, there were 87 million egg-type chicks hatched, up
12 percent from the same 2 months in 1 966. The number of egg-type eggs in
incubator on March 1 was 1 percent above the year earlier. The revised number
of egg-type chicks hatched in 1966 totaled 569 million, 16 percent more than in
1965.

Poult Production

Poult production of all breeds during February 1967 totaled 13, 902, 000
poults, up 25 percent from the 11, 142, 000 poults hatched the same month a
year earlier. The hatch of heavy breeds totaled 12,895, 000 birds compared with
10,1 94, 000 the same month a year earlier. Light breeds totaled 1, 007, 000
poults -- up 6 percent. There were 22,317,000 turkey poults hatched during the
first two months of 1967, a 31 percent increase from the corresponding period
of 1966. The number of turkey eggs in incubators on March 1, 1967 totaled
32, 081, 000, up 5 percent from March 1 last year. The revised 1966 annual poult
production for all breeds was 130, 949, 000 poults; a record high and 12 percent
more than the 116,878,000 poults produced during 1965.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
Pou 1-1-1 (3-67) 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

February 1966 207,420 41,178 248,598
January 1967 221,484 40,579 262,063
February 1967 216,853 46,445 263,298

Jan.-Feb. 1966 427,079 77,380 504,459
Jan.-Feb. 1967 438,337 87,024 525,361


Percent Percent Percent
Feb. 1967 as percent
of Feb. 1966 : 105 113 106

Jan.-Feb. 1967 as
percent of Jan.-
Feb. 1966 103 112 104



Chicken eggs in incubators March 1, 1967

Geographic March 1, 1967 as a percent of March 1, 1966
division Broiler-type : Egg-type : Total eggs
Percent Percent Percent

North Atlantic : 104 90 98
East North Central 89 107 101
West North Central 83 88 86
South Atlantic : 109 119 110
South Central : 109 100 108
West : 102 112 106

48 States : 107 101 106


United States l/ 107 101 106


I/ Includes Hawaii.


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Poults hatched by commercial hatcheries, United States
Month and Number poults hatched
year Total breeds
yerHeavy : Light : All
Thou. Thou. Thou.
February 1966 : 10,194 948 11,142
January 1967 : 7,394 1,021 8,415
February 1967 : 12,895 1,007 13,902
January-February 1966 : 14,925 2,050 16,975
January-February 1967 : 20,289 2,028 22,317


February 1967 as percent: 126 106 125
of February 1966

January-February 1967 as:
percent of January- : 136 99 131
February 1966

Poults hatched
Total breeds 1/
Geographic : Heavy breeds : Light breeds : All breeds
division : 1966 : 1967 : 1966 : 1967 : 1966 : 1967
Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou.
Poults hatched
during February

North Atlantic : 60 105 12 0 72 105
East North Central : 803 914 78 116 881 1,030
West North Central : 3,723 4,286 397 362 4,120 4,648
South Atlantic : 963 1,249 369 436 1,332 1,685
South Central : 1,829 2,212 20 0 1,849 2,212
West 2,816 4,129 72 93 2,888 4,222

United States : 10,194 12,895 948 1,007 11,142 13,902
Turkey eggs in incubator
1966 1907 1966 1967 1966 1967
Turkey eggs in Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou.
incubator March 1

North Atlantic 372 343 44 0 416 343
East North Central : 3,172 3,495 121 172 3,293 3,667
West North Central : 10,829 10,648 412 433 11,241 11,081
South Atlantic : 2,590 2,774 886 911 3,476 3,685
South Central : 3,989 4,571 77 92 4,066 4,663
West 7,810 8,446 135 196 7,945 8,642

United States : 28,762 30,277 1,675 1,804 30,437 32,081

March 1, 1967
as percent of : 105 108 105
March 1, 1966 U.S.
J/ Heavy breeds include Broad White, white Holland, Empire white, Lancaster,
crosses between heavy & light breeds, bronze, and other heavy breeds. Light breeds
include Beltsville, Jersey Buff, and wild turkeys.


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Chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries

State : Broiler-type
and : February :January through February :


division
: T
Maine
N. H.
Vt.
Mass. & R. I. i/
Conn.
N. Y.
N. J.
Pa.
N. A.
Ohio
Ind.
Ill.
Mich.
Wis.
Minn.
Iowa
Mo.
N. Dak.
S. Dak.
Nebr.
Kans.
N. C.
Del.
Mi.
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
Bwaii
U. S.
1/ Massachusetts and R
/ North Atlantic tota.
operations.
3/ North Central total
individual operation
4/ North Central total
operations.


19bb :
thousands
5,727
541
o
809
1,246
105
124
4,201
12,753
660
2,183
45
400
1,011
593
100
2,454
4
123
38
4/7,615
8,130
13,84.2
4,799
496
20,922
1,288
38,761
1,785
90,023
212
3,449
25,805
14,167
29,274
3,009
424
11,006
87,346
395
16
268
1,992
1,291
5,60
7/9,600
207,337
83
207,420
hode Island


:


:


1967
Thousands
6,270
582
0
773
935
2]
4,326
2/12,996
425
2,030
30
3/
1,100
585
70
1,747
3/
lo09
50
3/6,520
8,677
14,397
4,806
430
21,787
1,253
40,360
3,1o90
94,900
6/7
2,951
26,496
14,562
31,129
3,418
6/
13,302
92,372
493
16
143
2,217
1,181

5.2915

72
216,853
combined


1 includes New York and New Jersey to avoid disclosing individual

includes Michigan, North and South Dakota to avoid disclosing
ns.
includes North Dakota and South Dakota to avoid disclosing individual


Footnotes continued on following page.


: 1966
Thousands
12,043
1,126
0
1,619
2,465
185
217
8,562
26,217
1,310
4,41o
94
800
2,029
1,273
130
4,890



39
4/15,147
16,976
29,048
10,048
1,o38
43,289
2,698
79,621
3,661
186, 379
425
7,076
53,178
28,846
60,098
6,159
577
23,493
179,852
748
27
514
3,811
2,455
11.,695
426,894
15"
427.079


1967
Thousands
13,498
1,466
8
2,202
2,625
2/
10,597
2/33,308
2,600
6,775
1,514
3/
2,730
2,726
1,4lo
4,867


769
653
3/26,196
16,743
29,529
9,944
945
44,961
3,621
86,689
8,315
200,747

7,405
55,084
29,895
65,381
7,285
6/
29,539
196,340
1,043
189
380
5,198
2,704
18,lo4
7/27,999
4b4,590

484.786


1966
Thousai
5
21

91
4<
1,9(
57
2,4(

1,8l
1,5
1,4:
9i
5:
8
1,21
9:

3
5

10,7(


5

9i
7
2,8
2,3

3
8;
1,21
1,4;
1,1l
2
3!
2,4z
8,2
11

9
2


41,1


Egg-type
February
: 1967
ads Thousands
05 758
43 296
29 8
22 653
90 433
00 2,100
75 600
o3 2,362
67 7,210
30 1,575
46 2,635
10 1,466
50 1,000
11 510
09 1,404
40 1,320
19 1,030
53 84
60 290
03 626
75 600
06 12,540

5/ 5/
10 511
5/ 52/
89 1,059
58 1,011
38 3,932
28 2,667
95 5/9,?27
90 261
14 1,068
44 1,366
98 1,506
88 1,652
40 268
92 581
50 2,963
16 9,665
17 92
65 164
83 110
05 892
36 247
12 5.865
71 7/7708
55 46,3
23 47
78 46,445


to avoid disclosing individual operations.





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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORT3IG SERVICE
CROP REPORTING BOARD
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20250


ERRATA
Hatchery Production February 1967 and 1966
Annual Revisions Pou 1-1-1 (3-67)
The following corrections should be entered in the
above report:


Broiler-type chicks hatched


Change from
13,498
1,466
8
'1/' 2,202
2,625
2/
10,597
33,308

6,775
1,514
3/
2,730
2,726
1,410
4,867


769
653
26,196
16,;7M3
29,529
9 944.


12,740
1,170
0
1,549
2,192
2

8,235
26,098
1,025
4,140
48
760
2,220
1,322
90
3,837

143
53
13,656
16,734
29,471
9,433


iler 3rpe chicks hatched
December
'. from. 11,453 to 12,453
hral: ".. .91,560 to 92,560
.:: 217,045 to 218,045
: 217,119 to. 218,119


,.E hatched
S". fo 14,000 to
t ,a .. 99,726.to
-252,341 to
2i. : ,482 to


15,000
100,726
253,341
253,482


for January-February 1967, changed


Change from


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.
est 7/e
48state
Total
Hawaii
U. S.

from
11




from
11
"


945
44,961
3,621
86,689
8,315
200,747

7,45
55,084
29,895
65,381
7,285

29,539
196, 340
1,043
189
380
5,198
2,704
18,104
27922299

484,590
192
484,782

Total
~156,255
1,161,308
2,745,360
2,746,592


188,067
1,266,799
3,314,034


917
43,902
2,610
82,757
5,648
191,472

6,337
53,718
28,389
63,729
7,017
26,576
186,675
951
25
270
4,306
2,457
12,239
20,291

438,192
145
438,337


o 157,255
o 1,162,308
O 2,746,360
o 2,747,592


o 189,067
o 1,267,799
o 3,315,034


3,315,925 to 3,316,925


March 23, 1967










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Chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries

State : Egg-type : Total
and : Jan. through Feb. : February : Jan. through Feb.
division : 1966 : 1967 :Av-rea 19SL-5: 1966 : 1967 : 1966 : 1967
: Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands


Maine
N. H.
Vt.
Mass. & R.I. 2/:
Conn.
N.Y.
N. J.
Pa.
N. A.-
Ohio
Ind.

Mich.
Wis.
Minn.
Iowa
ob.
N. Dak.
S. Dak.
Nebr.
Kans.
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.


955
439
29
1,744
910
3,600
1,080
4,129
12, 886
3,320
3,391
2,422
1,950
917
1,648
2,160
1,511
53
710
819
804
19,705

1,140

1,620
1,474
5,290
4.570
5/14,283
695
1,540
2,418
2,855
2,491
428
705
4,336
15,468
174
336
343
1,601
475
11,476
7/143,968
77,310
____70
77.980


1,178
581
50
1,456
771
3,850
1,085
4,285
13,256
2,875
5,160
2,642
2,050
970
2,467
2,520
1,686
94
530
976
1,100
23,070

913
2/
1,822
1,648
6,850
5 335
5/16,758
511
1,768
2,547
2,865
3,411
495
755
5,708
18,060

343
210
1,945
530
12,073
7/15,810
6b,954
70
87.024


5,612
1,175
42
1,909
2,721
1,729
1,509
7,173
21,872
2,768
5,153
2,133
1,494
1,659
2,214
1,854
5,938


832
6,

6,054

18,3e5
2,210
33,699
2,905
5/81,955
753
3,976
19,365
12,663
21,203
2,324
1,125
13,342
74,750
538
224
375
2,511
1,402
10 627
7/16,018
19,74L
191
219.9q4


5/ South Atlantic total includes Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia to avoid disclosing
individual operations.
6/ South Central total includes Kentucky and Oklahoma to avoid disclosing individual operations.
I/ West total includes Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada to avoid disclosing
individual operations.
See other footnotes on Page 4.


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6,232
784
29
1,731
1,736
2,005
699
6,604
19,820
2,490
3,729
1,455
1,350
1,522
1,402
1,340
3,373

62
613
4/18,321

5,309
2/
21,911
2,046
41,649
4,113
5/97!618
602
4,263
27,049
15,665
30,462
3,249
816
13 ,456
95,562
512
181
451
2,897
1,527
11,221
7/17,171
248,492
106
248.598Q


7,028
878
8
1,426
1,368
2/
6b
2/20,206
2,000
4,665
1,496
3i,61

1,989
1,390
2,777


735
650
3/19,060

5,317

22,86
2,264
44,292
5,857
5/104,175

4,o
27,862
16,068
32,781
3,686
6
16,265
6/102,037
5b5
180
253
3,109
1,428
11,780
7/17,701
263,179
119
263.298


12,998
1,565
29
3,363
3,375
3,785
1,297
12,691
39,103
4,630
7,801
2,516
2,750
2,946
2,921
2,290
6,401ol


843
4/34,852


2/
11,181

44,909
4,172
84,911
8,231
5/200.662
1,120
8,616
55,596
31,701
62,589
6,587
1,282
27,829
195,320
922
363
857
5,412
2,930
23,171
7/34267
504,204
255
504.459


13,918
1,751
50
3,005
2,963

2/
12,520
2/39,354
3,900
9,300
2,690

3,190
3,789
2,610
5,523

1,119
1,153
3/36,726
53
10,3i6

45,724
4,258
89,607
10,983
5/208,230

8,105
56,265
31,254
67,140
7,512

32,2"
6/204,735
1,099
368
480
6,251
2,987
24,312
7/36.101
525,146
215
525.361




Broiler-type chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries 1966


January : February : March : April : May : June : July


S

di


Maine
N. H.
Vt.
Mass.
Conn.
N. Y.
N. J.
Pa.
N. A.
Ohio
Ind.
Ill.
Mich.
Wis.
E. N.
Minn.
Iowa
Mo.
Nebr.
Kans.
W. N.
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 St(
Hawaii

U. S.


tate
and
vision




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C.




C. :























ites


Thousands

6,316
585
0
810
1,219
80
93
4, 361
13, 464
650
2,227
49

1,018
4,340
68o0
30
2,436
40
1
2/3,188
8,846
15,206
5,249
542
22,367
1,410
40,86o
1,876
96,356
213
3,627
27,373
14,679
30,824
3,150
153
12,487
92,506
353
11
246
1,819
1,164
6,o086
3/9,699
219,557
102

219,659


Thousands

5,727
541
0
809
1,246
105
124
4,201
12,Z53
660
2,183
45
400
1,011
4,299
593
100
2,454
123
38
2/3, 316
8,130
13, 842
4,799
496
20,922
1,288
38,761
1,785
90,023
212
3,449
25,805
14,167
29,274
3,009
424
11o006
687,3T6
395
16
268
1,992
1,291
5,609
3/9,600
207,337
832
207,420


6,577
610
1
901
1,309
65
144
4,439
14,046
740
2,623
99
430
1,331
5,223
819
300
2,670
377
125
2/4,399
9,096
15,733
5,503
518
23,553
1,4o6
44,592
1,896
102,297
280
3,851
30,058
16,453
32,427
3,457
495
13,021
I00,o042
501
60
300
2,392
1,215
6,715
3/11,250
237,257
130


258,015 246,62.6


6,662
593
0
860
1,421
65
107
4,849
14,557
720
2,506
102
440
1,320
5,088
1,o068
520
2,565
527
155
2/ 5,059
9,532
16,021
6,545
564
24,126
1,454
46,425
2,304
106,971
261
4,255
30,901
16,196
33,806
3,408
729
14,096
103,652
455
64
292
2,312
1,365
6, 144
3/10,713
246,040
98


on opposite page.


Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands


7,113
619
0
902
1,577
60
124
5,405
15,800
720
2, 748
102
440
1,581
5,591
1,048
570
2,858
535
115
2/5 384
9,752
16,586
6,539
551
24,700
1, 546
49,269
2,319
111,262
296
4,476
31,507
17,250
35,460
3,533
847
15,420
108,789
527
50
262
2,436
1, 345
6,395
3/11,067
257,893
122


6,901
623
0
845
1,268
50
139
4,651
14.477
810
2,777
78
445
1,4 38
5,548
930
260
2,802
260
30
2/4,409
9,322
15,835
6,093
544
24,170
1,540
47,045
2,148
106,797
263
4,471
30,335
16,515
34,214
3,373
927
14, 744
104,8422
369
35
260
2,165
1,266
6,296
3/10,4 28
246,501ol
123


See footnotes


237,387 246,138


Thousands

6,898
600
0
780
1,285
60
106
4,586
14.315
580
2,614
55
420
1 287
4,956
727
80
3,045
49
3
2/3,918
9,431
15,497
5,850
521
24,388
1,505
47,098
1,919
106,209
201
4,437
29,905
16,060
34,944
3,.688
605
14,573
104,413
378
8
186
2,280
1,227
6, 42
3/10,538
244,349
100

244,449




Broiler-type chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries 1966

State : : : :
and : August : September : October : November : December : Total
division : : : : :


: Thousands


Maine
N. H.
Vt.
Mass.
Conn.
N. Y.
N. J.
Pa.
N. A.
Ohio
Ind.
Ill.
Mich.
Wis.
E. N.
Minn.
Iowa
Mo.
Nebr.
Kans.
W. N.
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 sta
Hawaii

U. S.


6,387
: 716
: 0
& R.I. 1/: 806
1,293
35
62
: 4,258
13,557
480
2,395
36
S 405
1,346
C. C 4,662
S 696
: 50
2,211
S 31
S 6
C. : 2/ 2,994
8,743
15,324
5,313
47o
22,696
1,168
44,412
2,083
100,209
129
3,833
26,783
15,081
30,292
3,313
298
: 12,643
: 92,372
366
11
208
2,178
1,120
6,477
: 3/10,369
ltes 224,163
12
224,275


I


Thousands

5,268
773
0
731
1,074
50
73
4,314
12,283
520
2,312
49
44o
1,160
4,481l

50
1,967
24
5
2/ 2,686
b,417
14,425
4,782
407
21,364
1,174
41,051
1,874
93,494
116
3,711
25,824
14,915
30,547
2,942
291
12,o049
90,395
476
7
205
1,838
1,077
5,610
3/ 9,235
212,574
109

212,683


- 7 -


Y Massachusetts and Rhode Island combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.
West North Central total includes North and South Dakota.
West total includes Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada.
South Central November and December total includes Kentucky and Oklahoma.


Thousands

6,oo004
641
0
885
1,045
25
76
4,361
13,037
4dO
2,204
31
450
958
4,123
o605
25
2,190
11
4
2/ 2,835

15,429
4,561
425
21,934
1,150
41,453
2.111
95,911
43
3,892
27,027
15,228
32,712
3,029
440
12,541
94,912
3261
8
136
1,955
1,020
5,634
3/ 9,097
219,915
91

220,006


Thousands

6,148
525
0
707
1,121
15
94
4,322
12 932
490
1,960
20
440
1.O50
3,960
729
30
1,845
3
0
2/ 2,607
8,387
14,639
5,321
469
22,432
988
38,263
2,199
9216b

3,698
24,884
14,265
31,592
3,283

12 222
4/90,479
547
14
61
1,882
1,123
6,410
3/10,053
212,729
t86s


II


Thousands

6,292
566
0
748
1,211
10
68
4,382
13,277
450
1,987
15
430
1,126
4,008-
667
40
1,754
4
1
2/ 2,467
8,426
14,873
4,816
485
23,070
1,274
39,937
2.320
95,201

3,717
25,311
14,875
32,125
3,599

11,453
/91,560o
529
1
133
2,032
1,088
6,731
3/10,532
217,045
741


Thousands

76,293
7,392
1
9,784
15,069
620
1,210
54,129
164,498
7,300
28,536
681
5,140
14,626
56,283
9,202
2,055
28,797
1,984
483

106,930
183,410
65,371
5,992
275,722
16,003
519,166
24.834
1,197,428
2,345
47,417
335,713
185,684
388,217
39,784
5,893
156,255
1,161,308
5,222
285
2,557
25,281
14,301
74 549
3/122,581
2,745,360
1.2P2


212,815 217,119


2,746,592


I




Egg-type chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries 1966

State : :
and : January : February : March : April : May : June : July
division
Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands

Maine 450 505 501 715 462 617 682
N.H. 196 243 281 321 317 360 230
Vt. 0 29 12 30 46 2 15
Mass. & R. I. / : 822 922 978 1,322 1,340 995 462
Conn. : 420 490 726 712 596 430 327
N. Y. : 1,700 1,900 2,370 2,600 2,690 2,380 2,010
N. J. : 505 575 955 1,015 750 490 435
Pa. 1,726 2,403 3.531 3,616 3,874 2,657 1,827
N. A. 5,819 7,067 9,354 10,331 10,075 7,931 5,988
Ohio : 1,490 1,030 2,880 3,270 2,810 2,460 1,660
Ind. 1,845 1,546 2,518 3,459 3,454 3,072 1,846
Ill. : 1,012 1,410 2,747 3,892 3,632 2,370 1,611
Mich. : 1,000 950 1,350 1,550 1,600 1,400 800
Wis. 4: o6 511 1,008 1,612 1,354 768 381
E. N. C. 5.753 6,247 10,503 13,783 12,850 10,070 6,298
Minn. 839 809 3,993 6,028 6,094 2,590 851
Iowa : 920 1,240 3,760 8,480 7,790 2,960 990
Mo. : 592 919 2,206 2,896 3,134 1,994 967
N. Dak. : 0 53 210 456 526 210 9
S. Dak. 350 360 1,390 2,850 2,700 710 225
Nebr. : 316 503 2,072 3,129 2,625 1,363 252
Kans. 229 575 1,160 1,395 1,050 630 250
W. N. C. 3.246 4,459 14.791 25,234 23,919 10,457 3.544
Va. : 630 510 860 1,068 973 861 544
N. C. 631 989 1,165 1,508 1,330 821 691
S. C. 716 758 1,012 1,048 1,054 885 699
Ga. 2,402 2,838 3,538 3,994 4,362 3,724 2,693
Fla. 2,242 2,328 2,525 ,2.583 2.435 2,479 1,977
S. A. : 2/6,688 2/7.595 Z/9,296 i lo,415 _/10,326 2/8,916 6704-
Ky. 305 390 540 529 503 283 272
Tenn. 726 814 1,090 1,332 1,297 953 744
Ala. 1,174 1,244 1,814 1,787 1,572 1,141 758
Miss. : 1,357 1,498 1,508 1,522 1,618 1,459 1,159
Ark. : 1,303 1,188 1,813 2,154 2,189 1,918 1,475
La. : 188 240 444 453 439 213 131
Okla. : 313 392 698 691 479 296 183
Texas : 1,886 2,450 3.899 3,574 3,131 2,805 2.011
S.C. : 7,252 8,216 11,806 12,042 11,228 9.068 6,733
Idaho : 57 117 177 203 172 47 29
Colo. 171 165 299 276 230 189 95
Utah 160 183 232 240 159 130 96
Wash. 696 905 1,196 1,314 1,025 926 962
Oreg. 239 236 255 384 285 263 239
Calif. : 5,864 5,612 6,229 6,365 6,364 5,666 5,755
West. : 3/7,397 3/7,571 3/8,917 3/9.148 3/8,614 3/7,395 3/7.314
48 States : --6,155 41,155 64667 80.953 77,012 53.337 36,581
Hawaii : 47 23 74 83 30 78 73

U. S. 36,202 41,178 64,741 81,036 77,042 53,915 36,654

See footnotes on opposite page.


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Egg-type chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries 1966


di

Maine
N. H.
Vt.
Mass.
Conn.
N. Y.
N. J.
Pa.
N. A.
Ohio
Ind.

Mich.
Wis.
E. N.
Minn.
Iowa
Mo.
N. Dak
S. Dak
Nebr.
Kans.
W. N.
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 Sta
Hawaii

U. S.


tate
and : August
vision
SThousands
: 461
: 271
0
& R. I. j: 424
: 257
: 1,660
*: 425
: 1,801
: 5.,299
: 1,690
2,082
: 1,161
: 750
: 236
C. 5,919
: 752
: 420
: 835
: 0
: 35
: 343
: 360o
C. : 2,745
: 400
: 674
: 520
2,856
: 2,210
S2/6,712
: 210
: 696
: 913
1,118
1,600
: 173
: 159
: 1,994
: 6,863
: 6o
141
112
: 908
201
: 5094
: 3/6,803
tes 4 41
3 48

: 34,389


: September : October : November : December


35,428


iosands
455
126
3
352
321
1,860
41o
1, 747
5,274
1,350
2,052
1,387
750
343
5,882
671
600
688
0
110
322
260
2.651
523
681
550
3,066
2, 153
2/7,070
200
529
1,282
1,171
1,493
236
213
2,304
7,428
57
105
85
812
148
5,536
3/7,077
,35.382
46


37,855


35,530


Thousands
498
182
0
548
h44
1,630
325
1,941
5,568
1,520
1,903
1,222
350

5.798
821
530
668
4
220
215
200
2, 658

703
683
2,974
2,552
2/7.,597
154
747
1,257
1,076
1,727
321
218
2,579
8,079
71
124
76
1,030
202
6,280
3/8,095
37,795
60


: Total


35,363 569,333


- 9 -


1/ Massachusetts and Rhode Island cunbined to avoid disclosing individual operations.
South Atlantic total includes Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia.
West total includes Montana, WyunLng, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada.


Thousands
514
131
0
646
348
1, 700
42 5
1,626
5,.450

2,023

Too
271
5,424
657
510
45o
o
14o
207
328
2.292
616
636
519
2,878
2 400
2/7,105
204
501
1,098
1,416
2,198
388
173
2,632
8,610o
33
207
102
814
243
5.019
3/6,619
35,500
'0


Thousands
: 3'
203
0
586
309
1,870
395
1,3803
5,192
1,530
1,829
1,117
850
322
5,648
851
470
415
0
210
219
185
2,350
4-52
595
412
2,558
2,718
2/6.811
216
504
1,100
1,233
2,194
201
171

8,166
45
131
193
888
193
5,424
3/7,129
35,296
67


Thousands
6,296
2,866
137
9,397
5,380
24,370
6,765
28,137
'3,348
23,970
27,629
22,511
12,550
7,515
94,175
24,956
28,670
15,764
1,468
9,300
11,566
6,622
98,346
8,021
10,424
8,856
37,933
28,602
2/95,235
3,806
9,933
15,140
16,135
21,252
3,427
3,986
31.812
105,491
1,068
2,133
1,768
11,476
2,888
69,208
3/92,079
568,674
6rw




All chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries 1966


State
and : January :
division


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


: Thousands
: I6,766
: 781


0
& R.I. I/: 1,632
1,639
1,780
598
: 6,087
: 19,283
: 2,140
: 4,072
: ,o61
1,400
1,:424
C. 10,097
1,519
950
3,028
356
: 230
C. 2/6,434
5,879
22,998
2,126
: 43,262
4,118
: 3/103,044
: 518
: 4,353
28,547
16,036
32,127
3,338
: 66
: 14,373
: 99,758
: 410
182
183
: 406
2,515
1,403
11,950
74/17,096
ttes 255,712
149
: 255.861


: March : April : May : June : July


February

Thousands
6,7232
784
29
1,731
1,736
2,005
699
6,604
19,820
2,490
3,729
i,455
1,350
1,522
10,546
1,402
1, 340
3,373
626
613
2/7,775
5,309
21,911
2,046
41,6149
4,113
3/97,618
602
4,263
27,049
15,665
30,462
3,249
816
13,456
95,562
512
181
292
451
2,897
1,527
11,221
4/17,171
248,492
106
248.598


See footnotes


on opposite page.


- 10 -


Thousands
7,078
891
13
1,879
2,035
2,435
1,099
7,970
23, 00
3,620
5,141
2,846
1,780
2,339
15,726
4,812
4,060
4,876
2,449
1,285
2/19,190
6,363
24,718
2,418
48,130
4,421
3/111,593
820
4,941
31,872
17,961
34,240
3,901
1,193
16,920
111,848
678
359
342
532
3,588
1,470
12,944
4/20.167
301,924
204o
302,128


Thousands
7,377
914
30
2,182
2,133
2,665
1,122
8,465
24,888
3,990
5,965
3,994
1,990
2,932
18,871
7,096
9,000
5,461
3,656
1,550
2/30,293
7,613
25,634
2,502
50,419
4.,887
3/117,386
790
5,587
32,688
17,718
35,960
3,861
1,420
17,670
115,694
658
340
182
532
3,626
1,749
12,509
4/19,861
326,993
181
327.174


Thousands
7,575
936
46
2,242
2,173
2,750
874
9,279
25,875
3,530
6,202
3,734
2,040
24935
18,441
7,142
8,360
5,992
3,160
1,165>
2/29,303
7,512
26,030
2,600
53,631
4,754
3/121, 588
799
5,773
33,079
18,868
37,649
3,972
1,326
18,551
120,017
699
280
246
421
3,461
1,630
12,759
4/19,681
334,905
152
335.057


Thousands
7,518
983
2
1,840
1,698
2,430
629
7,308
22.408
3,270
5,849
2,448
1,845
2,206
15,618
3,520
3,220
4,796
1,623
660
2/14,866
6,954
24,991
2,525
50,769
4,627
3/115,713
546
5,424
31, 476
17,974
36,132
3,587
1,223
17.549
113,910
416
224
112
390
3,091
1,529
11,962
4/17,823
300,338
203
300,541


Thousands
7,580
830
15
1,242
1,612
2,070
541
6,413
20,303
2,240
4,460
1,666
1,220
1,668
11,254
1,578
1,070
4,012
301
253
2/7,462
6,394
25,079
2,204
49,791
3,896
3/112,913
473
5,181
30,663
17,219
36,419
3,819
788
16.584
111ll146
407
103
127
282
3,242
1,466
121197
4/17,852
280,930
173
281,103




All chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries 1966

State : : : :
and : August : September : October : November : December : Total
division : : : : : :


Maine
N. H.
Vt.
Mass.
Conn.
N. Y.
N. J.
Pa.
N. A.
Ohio
Ind.
Ill.
Mich.
Wis.
E. N.
Minn.
Iowa
1Mo.
Nebr.
Kans.
W. N
Va.
N. C.
S. C.
Ga.
Fla.
S. A.
Ky.
Tenn.
Ala.
Miss.
Ark.
La.
Okla.
Texas
S. C.
Idaho
Colo.
Ariz.
Utah
Wash.
Oreg.
Calif.
West.
48 sta
Hawaii

U. S.


: Thousands


6,848
: 987
: o0
& R.I. _/: 1,230
1,550
1,695
487
: 6,059
: 16,856
2,170
: 4,477
1,197
1,155
: 1,582
C. : 10,581
: 1,448
: 470
3,046
374
366
r.. : 2/ 5,739
5,713
23,370
1,688
: 47,268
: 4,293
: 3/106,921
339
4,529
27,696
16,199
31,892
3,486
457
14,637
99,235
426
152
273
320
3,086
1,321
11,571
4/17,172
tes 258,504
1606

258,664


Thousands

5,723
899
3
1,083
1,395
1,910
483
6,061
17 557
1,870
4,364
1,436
1,190
1,503
10,363
1,311
650
2,655
346
265
2/ 5,337
5,305
22,045
1,724
44,117
4,027
3/100,564
316
4,240
27,106
16,086
32,040
3,178
504
14,353
97,823
533
112
308
290
2,650
1,225
11,146
4/16,312
2471956
155


248,111


Massachusetts and Rhode Island combined 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, and Nevada.
South Central November and December total includes Kentucky and Oklahoma.


- 11 -


Thousands

6,502
823
0
1,433
1,489
1,655
401
6,302
18,605
2,000
4,107
1,253
1,300
1,261
9,921
1,426
555
2,858
226
20o4
2/ 5,493
5,145
22,637
1,833
44,427
4,663
3/103,50b
197
4,639
28,284
16,304
34,439
3,350
658
15,120
102,991
397
132
266
212
2,985
1,222
11,914
4/17,192
257,710
151

257,861


Thousands

6,662
656
0
1,353
1,469
1,715
579
5.948
1i,382
1,970
3,983
970
1,1140
1,321
9,384
1,386
540
2,295
210
328
2/ 4,899
5,937
23,068
1,507
41,141
4,599
3/99, 03

4,199
25,982
15,681
33,790
3,671


99,089
580
221
171
163
2,696
1,366
11,429
4/16,672
248 229
16~

248,345


Thousands

6,728
774
0
1,334
1,520
1,880
463
5,770
18,469
1,980
3,816
1,132
1,280
1,448
9,656
1,518
510
2,169
223
186
2/ 4,817
5,268
23,665
1,686
42,495
5,038
3/102,012

4,221
26,411
16,108
34,319
3,800

14,0
99,726
574
132
223
326
2,920
1,281
12,155
4/17,661
252,341
141

252,482


Thousands

82,589
10,258
138
19,181
20,449
24,990
7,975
82,266
247,846
31,270
56,165
23,192
17,690
22,141
150,458
34,158
30,725
44,561
13,550
7,105
2/141,608
73,392
286,146
24,859
557,099
53,436
3/1,292,663
6,151
57,350
350,853
201,819
409,469
43,211
9,879
188,067
1,266,799
6,290
2,418
2,725
4,325
36,757
17,189
143,757
4/214,660o
3314,031-
1,891


3,315,925




Monthly poults hatched by regions 1966

Heavy White
Month North : East : West : South : South : West : United
:Atlantic:North Central:North Central:Atlantic:Central: : States
: Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou.
January : 1 261 1,109 407 684 1,034 3,576
February : 8 609 2,143 707 1,452 1,226 6,145
March : 110 1,555 4,244 1,253 1,826 2,430 11,418
April 160 2,093 4,375 1,510 1,912 2,606 12,656
May 295 2,374 4,615 1,725 1,674 2,606 13,289
June 273 1,955 3,355 1,261 1,124 2,178 10,146
July 171 995 1,403 781 497 1,283 5,130
August : 35 227 319 293 62 267 1,203
September: 5 115 125 249 60 57 611
October : 46 80 46 365 103 168 808
November : 18 91 129 496 158 376 1,268
December : 7 156 420 622 721 870 2,796

Annual : 1,129 10,511 22,283 9,749 10,273 15,101 69,o46




Other Heavy
Month : North : East : West : South : South : West : United
:Atlantic:North Central:North Central:Atlantic:Central: : States
: Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou.
January : 7 66 W 575 1,155
February : 52 194 1,580 256 377 1,590 4,049
March : 182 567 3,215 404 928 3,331 8,627
April : 340 648 2,993 491 1,081 3,901 9,454
May 282 734 2,874 457 1,221 3,824 9,392
June : 263 527 1,478 387 790 2,940 6,385
July : 135 176 252 195 345 1,603 2,706
August : 26 19 0 29 25 246 345
September: 3 0 0 12 66 19 100
October : 3 0 0 65 166 27 261
November : 3 0 0 66 148 71 288
December : 3 3 57 117 195 342 717

Annual : 1,296 2,875 12,815 2,640 5,384 18,469 43,479


Continued


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Monthly poults hatched by regions 1966---Continued


Light
Month North : East : West : South : South : : United
:Atlantic:North Central:North Central: Atlantic: Central: : States
Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou.
January : 26 99 517 293 7 127 1,102
February 12 78 397 369 20 72 948
March : 29 78 286 631 52 107 1,183
April 71 147 371 730 94 100 1,513
May 64 233 602 808 103 113 1,923
June : 93 206 933 743 75 93 2,143
July : 39 299 1,347 698 119 93 2,595
August 6 200 1,047 495 114 52 1,914
September : 4 218 701 283 119 64 1,389
October : 33 194 701 302 78 51 1,359
November : 18 133 719 295 24 56 1,245
December : 2 102 638 257 9 95 1,110

Annual : 397 1,994 8,259 5,904 847 1,023 18,424



Total All Breeds
Month : North : East : West : South : South : West : United
:Atlantic:North Central:North Central: Atlantic: Central: : States
: Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou.
January : 31 3 f 1,992 9741 76 1,736 5,833
February : 72 881 4,120 1,332 1,849 2,888 11,142
March : 321 2,200 7,745 2,288 2,806 5,868 21,228
April : 571 2,888 7,739 2,731 3,087 6,607 23,623
May 641 3,341 8,091 2,990 2,998 6,543 24,604
June : 629 2,688 5,766 2,391 1,989 5,211 18,674
July : 345 1,470 3,002 1,674 961 2,979 10,431
August : 67 446 1,366 817 201 565 3,462
September : 12 333 826 544 245 140 2,100
October : 82 274 747 732 347 246 2,428
November : 39 224 848 857 330 503 2,801
December : 12 268 1,115 996 925 1,307 4,623

Annual : 2,822 15,380 43,357 18,293 16,504 34,593 130,949


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Turkey poults hatched by States, 1966


State and
division



N. Eng. 2/j
N. Y.
N. J.
Pa.
N. Atl.
Ohio
Ind.
Ill.
Mich.
Wis.
E. N. Cent.
Minn.
Iowa
Mo.
N.Dak. & S.Dak. I_/
Nebr.
Kans.
W. N. Cent.
Del. & W.Va. 2!
Md.
Va.
N. C.
S. C.
Ga.
Fla.
S. Atl.
Ky. & Ala. & Miss.
Tenn.
Ark.
La.
Okla.
Texas
S. Cent.
Mont.
Idaho & Ariz. i2
Wyo.
Colo.
N. Mex.
Utah
Nev.
Wash.
Oreg.
Calif.
West.
48 States


Heavy breeds : Light breeds Total all
S:: breeds


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Thousands

655
287

1,420
2,42Z
4,456
1,898
1,197


13.386
16,264
6,925
9,588



35,098

214
2,064
6,514
1,167


12,389

0
3,914
0
1,045
7,812
15,657
0

0
2,545
0
2,957
0
328
2,564
24,901
33,570
112,525


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i/ States combined in order to avoid disclosing individual operations.

2J Heavy and light breeds combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.


Thousands

30
0

349
397
867
276
19



6,957
336
50o4



8,259

0
5,057
0
0
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5,9o4

0
285
0
218
324
847
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
723
288
1,023
18,424


Thousands

685
287
2/ 81
1.769
2,822
5,323
2,174
1,216
2/2,511
2/ ,156
15,360
23,221
7,261
10,092
2/ 688
694
2 1,401
43,357
2 937
214
7,121
6,514
1,167
2/ 2,091
2/ 249
18,293
2/ 2,906
0
4,199
0
1,263
8,136
16,504
0
2/ 287
0
2,545
0
2,957
0
328
3,287
25,189
34,593
130,949




Number of hatcheries and egg capacity by size group
United States, reported January 1, 1965 and 1967


Chick Hatcheries
Size group : Hatcheries : Egg-Capacity
number of eggs: 1965 : 1967 : 1965 : 1967
Number : % of : Number : c of : Egg : % of : Egg : of
: total : : total : capacity: total : capacity: total
Number Percent Number Percent Thou. Percent Thou. Percent
Under 25,000 : 203 87 2-~ -.2 3,3-4 -o-.- 1,262 0.3

25,000 to 59,999 : 478 20.2 439 22.7 19,371 4.1 16,604 3.5

60,000 to 99,999 : 544 23.0 405 21.0 41,948 8.9 31,171 6.7

100,000 to 199,999: 486 20.5 390 20.2 69,848 14.8 56,481 12.1

200,000 to 499,999: 402 17.0 347 18.0 125,857 26.7 109,861 23.4

500,000 and over 252 10.7 269 13.9 210,660 44.7 252,764 54.0

All Hatcheries : 2,365 100.0 1,932 100.0 471,318 100.0 468,143 100.0





Turkey Hatcheries
Hatcheries : Egg-Capacity
Size group 1965 : 1967 : 1965 : 1967
number of eggs*
n er of gg Number : %of : Number: of : Egg : % of : Egg : of
: total : : total : capacity: total : capacity: total
Number Percent Number Percent Thou. Percent Thou. Percent
Under 25,000 : 118 26.0 51 12.5 1,756 -2. 696 1.2

25,000 to 59,999 : 102 22.5 115 28.3 3,962 7.8 3,858 6.8

60,000 to 99,9991/: 80 17.7 68 16.7 6,814 17.3 5,653 9.9

100,000 to 199,999: 79 17.4 76 18.7 11,011 21,6 10,853 19.0

200,000 to 499,999: 57 12.6 81 19.9 17,022 3- 24,479 43.0

500,000 and over : 17 3.8 16 3.9 10,820 1.2 11,444 20.1

All Hatcheries : 453 100.0 407 100.0 51,085 100.0 56,983 100.0


l/ Hatcheries in the North Atlantic 'vith 100,000 or more capacity included in 60,000 to 99,999
in group to avoid disclosing individual operations.


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Number of chicken hatcheries and incubator egg capacity by size groups,
regions and United States January 1, 1965 and 1967

: : Wt : e *
Size groups North : East : West South South United
Number of eggs Atlantic : North : North : Atlantic Central West / :U States
: Central : Central : State



I NUMBER OF HATCHERIES JANUARY 1, 1965

Under 25,000 45 31 50 7 44 26 203
25,000 59,999 56 111 193 12 68 38 478
60,000 99,999 : 50 130 258 30 50 26 544
100,000 199,999 : 55 82 140 89 81 39 486
200,000 499,999 42 47 64 108 102 39 402
500,000 and over 20 13 18 92 93 16 252
Total : 268 414 723 338 438 184 2,365


NUMBER OF HATCHERIES JAEAMBE 1, 1967

Under 25,000 : 20 23 6 9 10 14 82
25,000 59,999 : 61 81 181 14 72 30 439
60,000 99,999 : 35 93 185 28 45 19 405
100,000 199,999 : 49 75 94 70 67 35 39
200,000 499,999 : 36 36 43 103 88 41 3 7
500,000 and over : 19 17 8 107 103 15 269
Total : 220 325 517 331 385 154 1,932


: INCUBATOR EGG CAPACITY JANUARY 1, 1965 (000)

Under 25,000 : 654 487 1,383 110 674 326 3,634
25,000 59,999 : 2,162 4,487 8,052 473 2,725 1,472 19,371
60,000 99,999 : 3,789 9,869 19,895 2,489 3,862 2,044 41,948
100,000 199,999 : 7,686 11,621 19,555 13,177 12,006 5,803 69,848
200,000 499,999 : 12,726 13,584 18,240 35,787 33,888 11,632 125,857
500,000 and over : 18,932 8,595 14,813 72,756 83,782 11,782 210,660
Total : 45,949 48,643 81,938 124,792 136,937 33,059 471,318


: INCUBATOR EGG CAPACITY JANUARY 1, 1967 (000)

Under 25,000 : 324 370 100 138 138 192 1,262
25,000 59,999 : 1,870 3,231 7,476 537 2,370 1,120 16,604
60,000 99,999 : 2,376 7,059 14,456 2,257 3,446 1,577 31,171
100,000 199,999 : 7,053 10,524 13,116 10,634 10,016 5,138 56,481
200,000 499,999 : 11,682 10,972 12,405 34,465 28,271 12,066 109,861
500,000 and over : 19,437 10,416 7,547 98,154 104,327 12,883 252,764
Total : 42,742 42,572 55,100 146,185 148,568 32,976 468,143

_/ Includes Hawaii.


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Number of turkey hatcheries and incubator egg capacity by size groups,
regions and United States January 1, 1965 and 1967 _/


Size groups : North East : est South South : United
Number of eggs Atlantic North North Atlantic Central : West States
N r e ACentral Central : .



: NUMBER OF HATCHERIES JANUARY 1, 1965

Under 25,000 41 15 24 7 8 23 l18
25,000 59,999 : 16 18 30 5 11 22 102
60,000 99,999 : 2/ 15 8 24 10 8 15 2/ 80
100,000 199,999 : 11 27 9 17 15 79
200,000 and over : --- 10 18 12 9 25 74
Total : 72 62 123 43 53 100 453


: NUMBER OF HATCHERIES JANUARY 1, 1967

Under 25,000 : 13 6 6 6 9 11 51
25,000 59,999 : 28 21 28 4 14 20 115
60,000 99,999 : 2/ 14 3 16 13 7 15 2/ 68
100,000 199,999 : --- 9 32 6 16 13 76
200,000 and over : --- 14 31 14 13 25 97
Total : 55 53 113 43 59 84 407


S InCUBAT0R EGG CAPACITY JANUARY 1, 1965 (000)

Under 25,000 : 406 218 284 103 105 340 1,456
25,000 59,999 : 557 703 1,228 208 406 860 3,962
60,000 99,999 :_/ 1,496 573 2,143 788 619 1,195 2/ 6,814
100,000 199,999 : --- 1,439 4,113 1,267 2,207 1,985 11,011
200,000 and over : --- 3,281 6,891 5,235 2,875 9,560 27,842
Total : 2,459 6,214 14,659 7,601 6,212 13,940 51,085


I INCUBATOR EGG CAPACITY JANUARY 1, 1967 (000)

Under 25,000 w 148 68 94 100 128 158 696
25,000 59,999 t 648 745 974 187 538 766 3,858
60,000 99,999 a/ 1,379 231 1,328 1,018 539 1,158 V/ 5,653
100,000 199,999 : --- 1,379 4,843 816 2,054 1,761 10,853
200,000 and over : --- 4,963 11,307 5,100 4,278 10,275 35,923
Total : 2,175 7,386 18,546 7,221 7,537 14,118 56,983


1/ Does not include Alaska and Hawaii.

2/ Hatcheries in the North Atlantic with 100,000 or more capacity included to avoid disclosing
individual operations.


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Nwifer of hatcheries, egg capacity y States reported January 1, 1965 and 1967
5E5 E i. Number of hagr W : Egg capacity
and Chicens cens : uurkeys
division 1%5 : T : 1T : 1 : 7 : 5 I95 1T T
:h-ousBmnaBs ousands Tlousands thousands Thfosqan T.ouBsands Thousands Tousdand
'aine : 16 12 0 / 7,006 8,011 0
N. H. 1/ 1/ 4 / 112
Vt. : 0 0
Mass. : 23 17 9 3,042 2, 90 200
R.I. : 5 3 Ii/ I 420 468 I
Conn. : 15 11 5,717 4,658
N. Y. : 56 53 I 12 5,744 6,335 296 312
N. J. : 31 23 4 4 5,305 4,161 108 148
Pa. : 115 96 39 27 16,865 15,023 1,553 1,289
N. A, : 268 220 72 55 45,949 42,742 2,459 2,175
Ohio 92 73 29 20 9,779 7,943 2,671 2,825
Ind. : 114 85 6 7 16,043 14,550 467 666
Ill. : 90 78 11 10 12,509 11,321 884 1,003
Mich. : 45 33 5 6 4,028 3,030 904 1,544
Wis. 11 73 56 11 10 6,284 5,728 1,288 1.,348
E. N. C. 414 325 62 53 48,643 42,572 6,214 7,386
Minn. 147 118 40 33 18,824 16,048 5,360 6,926
Iowa 217 143 31 31 21,229 14,560 4,271 4,597
Mo. 120 60 28 27 22,630 8,829 3,028 4,717
N. Dak. 17 12 1/ 1/ 1,201 1,019 / /
S. Dak. 65 57 / 1/ 5,313 4,567 1/
Nebr. 92 75 13 10 7,901 6,432 918 783
Kans. 65 52 7 9 4,840 3,645 694 1,242
W. N. C. 723 517 123 113 81,938 55,100 14,659 18,546
Del. : 15 13 0 0 10,896 10,365 0 0
Md. 21 20 5 4 17,897 21,432 148 145
Va. 31 26 9 9 8,991 8,422 3,150 2,959
W. Va. : 5 3 3 911 911 259 277
N. C. : 84 75 11 12 27,586 31,220 2,655 2,210
S.C. : 14 22 4 4 2,797 3,700? 285 433
Ga. 138 139 7 7 -49,654 61,260 1,015 1,087
Fla. 30 31 4 4 6,o060 8,875 89 110
S. A. 338 331 43 43 124,792 146,185 7,601 7,22. L
Ky. : 26 19 / 2,283 1,759 21 1L .
Tenn. 35 35 0 0 6,517 6,847 0 0
Ala. 84 83 6 6 35,418 40,050 401 -/
Miss. : 37 33 e 2/ -21,267 22,923 if 1/
Ark. : 63 60 4 7 36,182 43,213 731 .1,331
La. : 18 13 0 0 4,055 4,592 0 I
Okla. 29 21 8 11 3,632 3,010 916 1,314
Texas : 146 121 32 32 27,583 26,174 3,057 3,236
S. C. 438 385 53 59 136,937 148,568 6.212 7,537
Mont. : 7 5 0 0 729 637 0 0
Idaho : 16 12 v/ 1/ 1,266 1,322 1v V/
Wyo. : : 0 0 21/ I/ 0 0
Colo. 7 5 5 1,027 1,020 891 967
N. Mex. : 0 0 I 1 0 0
Ariz. :/ / 413 1i,/ 1/ 1/
Utah : 9 9 7 8 1,070 1,015 1,150 1,212
Nev. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wash. 28 23 6 6 4,763 4,354 204 207
Oreg. : 21 21 16 17 3,590 3,342 2,059 1,740
Calif. 81 67 63 45 19,496 20,101 9,341 9,823
West. 176 148 100 83 32,501 32,474 13,940 14,118
48 States :2,357 1,926 453 406 470,760 467,641 51,085 56,983
Hawaii : 8 6 --- --- 558 502 ---
U. S, 2.3b5 1,932 453 406 .471,31b 46, 143 51,085 5b,983
i/ Less than three hatcheries. Numbers included in regional and United States totals.




Number of hatcheries and egg capacity, January 1, 1967


The number of chick hatcheries operating in the United States on
January 1, 1967 was 1,932 compared with 2,365 on January 1, 1965 and
2,911 on January 1, 1963. Egg capacity of these hatcheries on
January 1, 1967 was 468,143,000 compared with 471,318,000 for those
operating on January 1, 1965. The decrease in the number of hatcheries
operating during the past 2 years was general throughout the country.
Increases in egg capacity were reported only in 2 regions of the
country South Atlantic and South Central. Between January 1, 1965
and January 1, 1967, there was an increase in both the number and
egg capacity of hatcheries with 500,000 egg capacity and over.
This group accounted for 54 percent of the total egg capacity
on January 1, 1967, compared with 45 percent on January 1, 1965.
Hatcheries with a. capacity from 100,000 to 499,999 eggs had 36
percent of the total egg capacity in 1967 compared with 42 percent
in 1965 and 46 percent in 1963.


Fewer and larger turkey hatcheries have been the trends
during the past 8 years of available statistics. The 407 hatcheries
operating as of January 1, 1967 compares with 453 on January 1, 1965
and 682 on January 1, 1959. Egg capacity increased from 51,085,000
eggs on January 1, 1965 to 56,983,000 on January 1, 1967. There
was a decrease in number of hatcheries but an increase in egg
capacity between 1965 and 1967 in turkey hatcheries having an
egg capacity of 500,000 eggs and over. On January 1, 1967
turkey hatcheries having an egg capacity of 100,000 to 499,999 eggs
had 62 percent of the total egg capacity of all turkey hatcheries
compared with 55 percent on January 1, 1965.


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