QID Potato Inquiry Spring 2008

Project Code 195		OMB No. 0535-0002: Approval Expires 3/31/2008
	POTATO INQUIRY SPRING 2008				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
				Florida Field Office P.O. Box 530105 1222 Woodward Street Orlando, FL 32853-0105, Phone 1-800-344-6277, Fax 407-648-6029 nass-fl@nass.usda.gov
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary			February/March 2008 Dear Reporter: The purpose of this inquiry is to measure acreage planted and to be planted for the 2008 spring harvest and to determine the yield expected. Questions on the quantity of seed used and seed prices will provide estimates of seed costs. You will be contributing to the accuracy of the April 1 estimates by answering the questions below. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. If you are not growing spring potatoes this year, please enter zero for your farm and answer questions 5 and 6 for your locality. Mail your report promptly in the enclosed envelope which needs no stamp. Your individual report will be kept confidential.

PLEASE REPORT FOR THE FARM(S) YOU OPERATE Please MAIL reports back by Monday, March 10, 2008.
1. Acres of potatoes planted last season.			Acres
2. Acres of potatoes planted and to be planted this season.			Acres
3. Quantity of seed used and to be used to plant this season.		Reds	Cwt
		Whites	Cwt
		Other	Cwt
4. Average price paid or to be paid by you for seed potatoes purchased or contracted for future delivery. (Include transportation and handling charges)		Reds	Dollars per Cwt
		Whites	Dollars per Cwt
		Other	Dollars per Cwt
PLEASE REPORT FOR YOUR LOCALITY
5. How will acreage of spring potatoes planted or to be planted in your locality this season compare with acreage planted last season? (Last season equal 100 percent.)			Percent
6. What will the yield of spring potatoes in your locality average this year?			Cwt per acre
I F YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE A REPORT OF THE RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY PLEASE CHECK HERE.......
COMMENTS:
REPORTED BY:_________________________________________________	DATE:___________________________________

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB number. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response. Authority for collection of information on spring potatoes is Title 7 Section 2204 of the U.S. Code. It will be used to compile and publish estimates of acreage and seed prices for Florida and the United States.