QID 110400 Placement of Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks -

PLACEMENT OF PULLET CHICKS FOR HATCHERY SUPPLY FLOCKS

January 2016

			OMB No. 0535-0004 Approval Expires: 1/31/2016 Project Code: 158 QID: 110400 SMetaKey: 312
				United States Department of Agriculture
				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

U. S. Department of Agriculture Rm 5030, South Building 1400 Independence Ave., S. W. Washington, DC 20250-2000 Phone: 1-800-727-9540 Fax: 202-690-0675 E-mail: NASS@nass.usda.gov

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

The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107–347 and other applicable Federal laws, your responses will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed in identifiable form to anyone other than employees or agents. By law, every employee and agent has taken an oath and is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation. Response is voluntary.

Your cooperation in completing this report will be of value to you and other hatcheries. This is important because sales of replacement pullets indicate the potential number of pullets available for addition to hatchery supply flocks several months before they actually move to the flocks. Please fax to the number above or mail your report in the enclosed postage paid envelope. Thank you.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB number is 0535-0004. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 12 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

Instructions: Please mail no later than the 10^th of the month. Include replacement flocks. Include all sales.

During the month of December	Broiler-Type for Export Including Canada		Broiler-Type for U.S. use only
1. What was the number of pullet chicks kept and/or sold as replacements in hatchery supply flocks?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	300	Chicks	310	Chicks
2. What was the number of eggs sold for producing pullet chicks for replacement in hatchery supply flocks? (30 dozen eggs = 1 case). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	301	Cases	311	Cases
During the month of December	Egg-Type for U.S. use only
3. What was the number of pullet chicks kept for your own flocks and/or sold as replacements in hatchery supply flocks?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	410	Chicks
4. What was the number of eggs sold for producing pullet chicks for replacement in hatchery supply flocks? (30 dozen eggs = 1 case). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	411	Cases

Respondent Name:

9911 Phone: ( )

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OFFICE USE ONLY
Response		Respondent		Mode		R Unit	Enum.	Eval.
1-Comp 5-R – Est 2-R 6-Inac – Est 3-Inac 7-Off Hold – Est 4-Office Hold	9901	1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Oth	9902	1-Mail 6-e-mail 2-Tel 7-Fax 3-Face-to-Face 8-CAPI 4-CATI 19-Other 5-Web	9903	0921	098	100