QID 060006 Tobacco Inquiry September 2008 - MO

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Project 204 QID 060006				OMB No. 0535-0002 Approval Expires 12/31/2009
	TOBACCO INQUIRY September 1, 2008						NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					Missouri Field Office 601 Business Loop, 70W Suite 240 Columbia, MO 65203 Phone: 1-800-551-1014 Fax 1-800-899-5197 Email: nass-mo@nass.usda.gov
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.			Dear Tobacco Grower: This inquiry is being sent to a sample of tobacco growers to obtain information on which to make reliable estimates of this year’s tobacco crop. Please help by answering the questions listed below and then return your report promptly in the enclosed envelope which requires no stamp. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, in order that the estimates be accurate, it is necessary that we receive replies from as many individual growers as possible. Your individual report will be held confidential. Thank you for your cooperation.

REPORT FOR THE FARM (S) YOU OPERATE
1. Total acres of all land (include land rented from others)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Acres	995
2. Acres of tobacco harvested in 2007?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Acres	665
3. Acres of tobacco harvested in 2008?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Acres	666
4. Total pounds of tobacco produced this year, 2008 (estimate). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pounds
REPORT FOR YOUR LOCALITY	Pounds Per Acre
5. In your opinion, what was the average yield per acre of tobacco in your locality this year, 2008?

Reported By:	County:	9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

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