060205-CO Potato

NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE

FALL POTATO INQUIRY
November 1, 2006

Fern3 Approved
O.M.8. Number 053S-000@
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Colorado Reld OFfice
845 Parfet St, Room W-201

Dear Potato Producer :

E-mail: nass-co@ness.usde.gov

Your reply to this questionnaire will be very
helpful in preparing estimates of the Colorado
fall potato crop. Cooperation is very
important in order to prepare accurate
estimates in Colorado. Response to this
survey is voluntary and not required by law.
Individual reports are confidential and used
only to prepare State and National estimates.
Yourgeneral comments written in the space
provided on this inquiry will be very useful.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,

Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

R. Renee’ Picanso
Director

PLEASE REPORT FOR YOUR OPERATION
201

1. Acreage planted to potatoes in 2006 .............................................
Acres
202

2. Acreage harvested and to be harvested ........................................

Acres
203

Cwt.
3. Total production (total quant#y hauled from field) ....................................
OR
Yield per acre ............................................................
Cwt./Acre
What percent of the total production do you expect9 to be lost
through cullage, shrinkage, decay, dumping, etc.
(Do not include sales or expected sales to starch or dehy plants and sales for feed as cullage.) .....

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5. Thank you for your cooperation. If you would like to receive a copy of the
1999
survey results in the mail, check (#’)this box ...........................................
(The survey results will also be available on the Intemet at http://www.usda.gov/nass/)
COMMENTS about the 2006 growing season, size and quality of the 2006 crop of potatoes,
or other related comments will be appreciated.

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