060216-AL Potato

NATIONA~

Form Approved
O.M.B. Number 0535-0002
Approval Expires 03/31/10
Project Code 204
QID oeoPl6

Irish Potato Crop

! ~l!l!~, AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE

December 2008

Alabama Field Office
P.O. Box 240578
4121 Carmichael Road
Montgomery, AL 36124-0578
Phone: 1-800-832-4181
Fax: 334-279-3590
Ernail: nass-al@nass.usda.gov

Dear Potato Producer,
Estimates for final end of season potato acreage and
production for 2006 are now being collected along with 2006
season average prices. Your answers to the questions below
will help to make these estimates more accurate.

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Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law.
Your individual report will be kept confidential. Please return
your report in the enclosed self -addressed envelope. Thank
you.

PLEASE REPORT FOR ALL THE LAND YOU OPERATE OR MANAGE,
INCLUDING LAND RENTED FROM OTHERS.
1.

Acres of Irish potatoes planted this gear (2006) ..............................................Acres lOO

2.

Acres of Irish potatoes harvested this gear (2oo6). .......... : ............................... Acres 1Ol

3,

Yield per acre from these ( Item 2 ) harvested acres ....................................

4.

Quantltg sold from 2008 production and average price received, by utilizaLion.

Cwt. per acre

I

{~UANTIrrY SOLD

Crates, Bags
50 lbs

Fresh MarKet ...........
Processing ..............

Bushels
60 ]bS

PER UNn" SOLD

Hundredweight
100 ]bs

(Dou~g)

113

114

103

104

115

116

105

106

118

107

0----

seed ......................
LNestockfeed ..........

AVERAGE PPJCE

0----

119

120

109

110
0----

5. Percent sold from 2000 production during the following months:

April

%

Mag

%

June

%

Julg

%
125

August

%

September

%

Unsold

%

Total

100 %

6. DO gou also grow Sweet Potatoes ? [] YES - 1 [] NO - 3
7. Comments concerning the 2006 potato crop (Please use back of this srleet if needed):

Respondent Name,

Response
1-Comp
2-R
3-1nac
4-OFfice Hold
5-R - Est
6-1nac- Est
7-Off Hold - Est
8-Known Zero

gg10

Phone:(.
Respondent

9901

1 -Op/Mgr
2-Sp
3-Acct/Bkpr
4-Partner
9-Oth

MOde
9902

1-Mail
2-Tel
,
3-Face-to-Face
4-CATI
5-Web
6-e-mail
7-Fax
19-Other

MM

DD

YY

Date:
Enum
9003

098

EVal
100

Comp
300

Office Use for POID
78g

Optional USe
407

408

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