Hatchery production

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Hatcheries produced 322 million chicks during March 1967, an increase of 7 per-
cent from a year earlier, according to the Crop Reporting Board. The March hatch
of broiler-type chicks totaled 256 million, 8 percent more than a year earlier.
During the first 3 months of 1967, there were 694 million broiler chicks produced,
up 4 percent from the same months last year. Broiler-type eggs in incubator on
April 1 were up 1 percent from a year earlier.

Egg-type chicks hatched during March are estimated at 67 million, 3 percent more
than in March 1966. The March egg-type hatch was above a year earlier in all but
the North Atlantic and the West North Central regions, which were down 8 percent
each. The largest regional increase from March 1966 was 23 percent in the South
Atlantic followed by 14 percent in the West, 4 percent in the East North Central,
and 1 percent in the South Central. During the first 3 months of 1967, there were
154 million egg-type chicks hatched, up 8 percent from the same 3 months in 1966.
The number of egg-type chicks in incubator on April 1 was 9 percent below a year
earlier. This is the first time since October 1965 that the expected egg-type hatch
will be below a year earlier. The 2 percent decrease of eggs in incubator April 1,
1967 reported for all chickens indicates the first decline in all chick hatch from a
year earlier since April 1965.

Poult Production

Poult production of all breeds during March 1967 totaled 22, 462, 000, up 6 percent
from the 21, 228, 000 poults hatched a year earlier. The hatch of heavy breeds totaled
21,325,000 birds compared with 20,045,000 birds the same month a year earlier.
Light breeds totaled 1, 137, 000 poults, down 4 percent. There were 44, 779, 000 poults
hatched during the first 3 months of 1967, a 17-percent increase from the corres-
ponding period of 1966. The number of turkey eggs in incubator on April 1, 1967
totaled 36,010, 000, down 2 percent from April 1 last year. This 2 percent decline
from a year earlier is the first reported decrease from a year earlier since
July 1966.


UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
Pou 1-1 (4-67) Washington, D. C.





Broiler and


egg-type chicks hatched by commercial
hatcheries, United States


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

Thousands Thousands Thousands

March 1966 : 237,387 64,741 302,128
February 1967 216,853 46,445 263,298
March 1967 : 255,520 66,621 322,1l

Jan.-Mar. 1966 664,466 142,121 806,587
Jan.-Mar. 1967 693,857 153,645 847,502


Percent Percent Percent

Mar. 1967 as percent
of Mar. 1966 : 108 103 107

Jan.-Mar. 1967 as
percent of Jan.- : 104 108 105
Mar. 1966




Chicken eggs in incubators April 1, 1967

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

North Atlantic 94 87 91
East North Central 94 93 93
West North Central 96 81 83
South Atlantic 100 101 100
South Central 102 101 102
West : 109 100 105

48 States 1: 01 91 98


United States 1/


1/ Includes Hawaii.


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Poults hatched by commercial hatcheries, United States


Month : Number poults hatched
and : Total breeds
year : Heavy : Light : All
Thous. Thous. Thous.
March 1966 20,045 1,183 21,228
February 1967 : 12,895 1,007 13,902
March 1967 : 21,325 1,137 22,462

January-March 1966 34,970 3,233 38,203
January-March 1967 : 41,614 3,165 44,779
Percent Percent Percent
March 1967 as per-
cent of March 1966 : 106 96 106

January-March 1967
as percent of Jmnuir, -
March 1966 119 98 117

Poults hatched and turkey eggs in incubator

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

ib.:rth Atlantic 292 229 29 26 321 255
East North Central 2,122 2,327 78 108 2,200 2,435
West North Central 7,459 7,525 286 250 7,745 7,775
South Atlantic 1,657 1,914 631 600 2,288 2,514
South Central 2,754 3,486 52 42 2,806 3,528
West 5,761 5,844 107 111 5,868 5,955
United States 20,045 21,325 1,183 1,137 21,228 22,462

Turkey eggs in
incubators April 1 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967

North Atlantic 685 465 101 87 786 552
East North Central 4,216 4,378 230 227 4,446 4,605
West North Central 11,709 11,170 573 297 12,282 11,467
South Atlantic 3,523 3,226 1,042 853 4,565 4,079
South Central 4,710 5,003 140 93 4,850 5,096
West 9,700 10,082 127 129 9,827 10,211
United States 34,543 34,324 2,213 1,686 36,756 36,010
April 1, 1967 as Percent Percent Percent
percent of
April 1, 1966 U.S. : 99 76 98
1/ 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 : gEg-type


and
division


Maine
N. H.
Vt.
Mass. & R.I. IJ
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.
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.


: March : January through March : March
: 1966 1967 : 1966 : 1967 : 1966 : 1967
Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands
: 6,577 7,097 18,620 19,837 501 757
610 651 1,736 1,821 281 303
: 1 0 1 0 12 2
901 694 2,520 2,243 978 1,076
1,309 1,082 3,774 3,274 726 639
: 65 250 2/ 2,370 2,550
144 2 361 2] 955 500
4,439 4,994 13,001 13,229 3,531 2,733
14,046 2/ 14,622 40,263 2/ 40,720 9,354 8,560
740 720 2,050 1,745 2,b80 2,550
2,623 2,315 7,033 6,455 2,518 3,560
: 99 47 193 95 2,747 2,707
430 3/ 1,230 3 1,350 1,150
1,331 1,425 3,360 3, 5 1,008 940
819 900 2,092 2,222 3,993 3,455
300 200 430 290 3,760 3,500
2,670 2,181 7,560 6,018 2,206 2,498
V4 / 4 210 176
S331,390 1,420
377 310 50 o53 2,072 1,628
: 125 20 164 183 1,16o0 900oo
4/ 9,622 3/ 8,781 4/ 24,769 3/ 22,437 14,791 13,277
9,096 10,117 26,072 26,851
15,733 15,970 44,781 45,441
5,503 5,830 15,551 15,263 0 9
518 439 1,556 1,356 5/ /
23,553 25,613 66,842 69,515 1,165 1,492
: 1,406 1,547 4,104 4,157 1,012 1,193
44,592 46,562 124,213 129,319 3,538 4,419
1,896 3,668 5,557 9,316 2,525 3,234
102,297 109,746 28,676 301,218 / 9,296 5/ 11,438
: 280 6/ 705 6_ 540 511
3,851 3,410 10,927 9,747 1,090 1,157
30,058 31,963 83,236 85,681 1,814 1,686
16,453 17,298 45,299 45,687 1,508 1,630
32,427 36,858 92,525 100,587 1,813 2,103
3,457 4,013 9,616 11,030 444 380
495 6 1,072 6/ 698 892
13,021 16,439 36,514 43,015 3,899 3,559
100,042 6/ 110,570 279,894 6/297,245 11,806 11,918
501 576 1,249 1,527 177 174
: 60 55 87 80 299 283
300 164 814 434 232 241
2,392 2,569 6,203 6,875 1,196 1,372
1,215 1,277 3,670 3,734 255 383
6,715 7,019 18,410 19,258 6,229 7,138
:7 11,250 7 11,712 7/ 30,549 7/ 32,003 7/ 8,917 7/ 10,151
:237,257 255,431 664,151 693,623 64,667 66,551
130 89 315 234 74 70
237,387 255,520 664,466 693,857 64,741 66,621


Ij Massachusetts and Rhode Island combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.
2/ North Atlantic total includes New York and New Jersey to avoid disclosing individual
operations.
/ North Central total includes Michigan, North and South Dakota to avoid disclosing
individual operations.
4/ North Central total includes North Dakota and South Dakota to avoid disclosing individual
operations.
Footnotes continued on following page.





Chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries


State : Egg-type : T
and :Jan. through Mar.: March
division : 1966 : 1967 :Average 1961-65: 1966


Maine
N. H.
Vt.
Mass.
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.
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
Hawai:
U.S.


:Thousands Thousands
: 1,456 1,935
720 884
41 52
& R. I. 1/: 2,722 2,532
1,636 1,410
5,970 6,400
2,035 1,585
7,660 7,018
22,240 21,816
6:,200 5,425
5,909 8,720
5,169 5,349
3,300 3,200
1,925 1,910
5,641 5,922
5,920 6,020
3,717 4,184
263 270
2,100 1,950
2,891 2,604
S1,964 2,000
44,999 47,554
&Md. 5/ 5/
,000 1,857
5/ 5
2,785 3,314
2,486 2,841
8,828 11,269
S 7,095 8,562
:5/23,579 5/28,196
1,235 1,022
2,630 2,925
4,232 4,233
: 4,363 4,495
4,304 5,514
872 875
1,403 1,647
8,235 9,267
27,274 29,978
351 322
635 626
575 451
2,797 3,317
730 913
17,705 19.,211
:7/23,885 7/25,961
rates : 141,977 153,505
L : 144 140
142,121 153,645


Thousands
6,289
1,335
50
2,347
3,070
2,186
2,076
8,934
26,287
4,398
7,317
4,330
2,170
2,838
6,038
6,818
8,651


3,152
1,994
4/50,007

7,318
5/
21,858
2,807
40, 321
S3,652
5/97,502
1,144
4,990
23,995
15,265
25,264
2,859
1,549
16,818
91,884
726
434
559
2,936
1,775
12,424
7/19, 392
285,073

285,283


'otal


Thousands
7,078
891
13
1,879
2,035
2,435
1,099
7,970
23,400
3,620
5,141
2,846
1,780
2,339
4,812
4,060
4,876
4

2, 44
1,285
4/34,916

6,363
5/
24,718
2,418
48,130
4,421
5/111,593
820
4, 941
31,872
17,961
34,240
3,901
1,193
16,920
111,848
678
359
532
3,588
1, 470
12,94 1
7/2o,167
301,9 02L
2042
302,128


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.
7 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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: 1967 :
Thousands
7,854
954
2
1,770
1,721
2/
2/
7,727
2/23, 182
3,270
5,875
2,754

2,35
4,355
3,700
4,679

31
1,938
1,030
3/33,265
6,774
5/
27,105
2,740
50,981
6,902
5/121,184
6/
4, 597
33,649
18,928
38,961
4,393
6/
19,998
6/122,488
750
338
405
3,941
1,660
14,157
7/21,863
321,982
159
322,141


Jan. through Mar.
1966 : 1967
Thousands Thousands
20,076 21,772
2,456 2,705
42 52
5,242 4,775
5,410 4,684
6,220
2,396 2
20,661 20,247
62,503 2/62,536
8,250 7,170
12,942 15,175
5,362 5,444
4,530 3/
5,285 5,555
7,733 8,144
6,350 6,310
11,277 10,202
4/ 3/

3,431 3,057
2,128 2,183
4/69,768 3/59,991
5/ 5/
17,551 17,120

69,627 72,829
6,590 6,998
133,041 140,588
652 17,885
5/312,255 5/329,414
1,940 6/
13,557 12,672
87,468 89,914
49,662 50,182
96,829 106,101
10,488 11,905
2,475 6/
44,749, 52,282
307,168 6/327,223
1,600 1,849
722 706
1,389 885
9,000 10,192
4,400 4,647
36,115 38,469
7/54,434 7/57,964
806,128_ 847,128
459 374
806,587 847,502





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