1943 AGRICULTURAL -CROP REPORT

1943

AGRICULTURAL - CROP REPORT

INCREASE OVER 1942

VALUE F. 1O.B. FARM

Fruit - - - - $ 7,216,000

Truck - - - - 1,037,100

Field - - - - 11,939,360

Animal Production - 9,955,082

Miscellaneous - - 606,410

Total' - - - - $30,753,952

- .. - • - .. - - - - $7,846,127

MADERA COUNTY

CA_LIFORNIA

Fobruury 26, 1943

TO T!ill HONO�.'\.BL:8 BOAR-"') 0!1., SU1')�:RVI10RS OF M.'\.D�JR\ COUNTY EmdTTI:.; IJIRI:C'l'OR, S'.rAT:J D'SPARTHE!fi' Oi AGRICULTURE

Gcntlomon,

The following rYport is submitted in acoordancc.1 with

section G5 .5 of the Stu to Agricultural Code. It covers bot. ring

and non-bearing acrc .. 1gos, prod net ion r111d v:ilno of agricul turul

products for t½o y�ur 1942.

Tht, income is gonorDlly based on thei ov.:.. rngo p1•icc ro-

cc.i vcd by fnrmcrs before pacl-:ing .:md yields and production nro c:11-

cul�tGd on �n ovcrogo bnsis.

I om :tndcbtocl to the Bo� rel of Supervisors and to many

individunlu and agencies who hsvc contributed to this report.

Respectfully submi tt(id

Agricul turnl Comr.iissionor l.I::idcrn Count:1r

AGRICULTURAL nwmm REPORT - 1942

Madera county,_Madera, California

Compiled by Niels Overgaard, County Agricul tu.ral Commissioner

FRuTl' .' .. i.;D NUT CRO!lB Bearing Non-bear Production Total. Va:L11e Acreae-e Acreage f.o.b.fnrrn

353 106 �n2 to ns $ 97;520

70 ,230 " 9;200 '837 3 *994 II

1,236 20 '740 11

!377; 720199;oeo

·575 3,;·,1:50 I! 94� 88014,020 194 *"' J.U r. t • lJ • 6 " 1,688;320

7;430 ti 219�000 3,038 17 1.5;950 " 462;550

161 60 1,165 " 54;880 49:; 1 "840 " 90 � 600273 135 1

:1:775 " 106?500

* 800 I!

869 78 3:J

490 II

680 "

3. 15 "

201 40 1,200 "

28 "

Almonds Ap:ples Apricots Figs Gra1les-table '}ray.ies-roisin

Grapes-wine Uectarines ('lives Peaches-clingstone

Peaches-freestone

Pears Plums Pru11es Walnuts 10 15

*5613 "

140;000 183,600

'900 oo;ooo 7�840 3·�50

,!3, 1rno:mm

3oO PrOduction 44;880 crates

-� 112;200'it

10 7;870 " 10;230 32 7;200 11 4;320

130 £2�500 I! 24,750 11 **10·000'

70 10,500 11 21;000 87 17 ;400 37

'696 tons 9,250 crates 12,950

13 2�080 76

'520 cwt. 15�200 crates 19;000

21 4�720 50

11 3;150 2;500 cwt.

3,750

**7 ' 500 "

24 3;480 75 25;7t30

G28

29 tons 20;625 crates 60�100 lugs 92�200

93? 6004; 736 "

tons **2 228 ''

27 7�425 76

6,750 crates 304 tons 12;1GO

$ 467,045

'.i'HUCK CHOPS

Asparagus Berries Beets Carrots

Corn (sweet) Cabbage Cauliflower Garlic Lettuce l�elons (other) Onions

Peas Sriinach Tomatoes

Turni1)s t:iscellaneouo * Dr iel'l** Not harvested

Bearing Acr

eage .

16,000 90�000

1,500

J?roauction

96�000 tons 11 46;575

16,500 cwt. ·390 3;900 tons

4�500 11 3;940 48? 740 lint-51;000 bales

seed-25,890 tons 3;ooo l1 1;600 3;soo 1,050 378

11 3,800 "

44 580 88

89;500 cwt. 32;500 lugs

22;es1 7,722 tons s;5oo 1,000

A.rnount Sold

FIELI.l CROPS

Alfalfa Barley Beans Corn (Indian) CGrn ( grain sorgh1-1.m) Cotton

FlEJ.X 3-ruin Hay Cuts

:Peanuts Potatoes Pot:.:toes (swe:et) \'lhe�1t :Permanent pasture �udrm Gross

A!HllAL :PRODUC'.l:ION

*Beef cattle & calvesiiO[:SSheep: Lt:mbs

Wool Dairy Products (milk & cream) Poultry:eggs

chiclrnns & turlrnys Fertilizer

50;000 27;400 35;700

·252;0002,450,000

950;000 113,000

11,100

* Includes inr.10::tud feeders & c· in in v:ilue

r.nsc:LLAIE:ous

heaa,,

"

lbs. lbs. fnt doz. birds tons

llnrscry stock Beos

20 440;ooo vines 4000'colo. 2'15,000 lbs honey &

U .3 .Agricultural conservation, r::1!10e & Pari t;r :Pavrnonts

SUT.U.L!\.RY !l'otol value of frni t and nut crops Total value of truck crops Total value of field crops Total vulnc of animal production Total vuluo of miscellaneous·

Total Value f • o • b • f ,l rm

'.!;1; 584 ;ooo 1,234�240

82;500 15; 600

126�080 4;590;000 l,t22�720

146;100 57�000 13,610

'660 181;510

20; 130 293,440

�9,b67,b90

f�4,905;ooo 767;200 314,200

· 105; 8401,629�250

332;500 440,500

· 32;soo5

·..,? :mg ' ""' hf) '1 '6,.J 90 '

9�000 wax 26�300

t.1,83 5}Jo:oso

· 880 $

�3,795;820 '4G7;045

9�567�590 0,55?,290

;$ ·52o oso

22, 901,mes

MADERA C OUlITY DEPARTMErJT OF AGRICULTURE

CROP REPORT FOR 1943

Section 65.5 of the California Agricultural Code states: n The commissioner shall compile reports of the con­dition, acreage, production, and value of the agricultural products in his county. The commissioner muy publish such reports, and shall trnnsrnit a copy thoroof to tho Director."

This is tho fi;ftoonth consocutiV(; annunl roport to bo nssomblod by this office. Since wo ere, dop0ndont upon the, cooperation of growers, pockcrs, end others to reveal correct figuros to our roprcS(;nt:.:tivos, individuol items ere hold in strictest confidonco. Wt believe that compocito figures are thus rccsonnbly nccur:.'.tc, a.l though somo mny be slighl ty below tho totcl F.O.B. sums, duo to our innbility to find nll sources.

Tho income is generally based on tho ovcr�go price received by the f�rmcro boforo packing tnd yields end produc­tion ore cnlculatcd on �n overage bosis.

While thL total F.O.B. f�rm in6omc for 1943 oxcoods tho previous �11 time high of 1942 by $7,845,127 this aoos not indicate ci corroi3:ponding incronsc in net incomes ns opornting cost� groctly incro�sou.

Crodit ir::: duo to tho momborG of my staff, Mr R. Abicht of tho Soil Conscrvution office, tho fnrmero nna many others who hove cooporctca to make thiG report possible.

Rospoctfully submitted .-�

(?.,,_/ ./ /.�/�. a. �Guo. A. Pohl

Agriculturul Commissioner

ACREAGE, PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRO])UCTS

MADERA COU!JTY, CALIFORNIA - 1943

COMPILED BY GEO. A. POHL, AGRICULT'URAL COMUISSIONER

FRUI. T & rrnT CROPS

Bearing Non-bear Pr oduction Total Value Acreage Acreage F.o.B.Farm

Almonds 404 61 182 tons $ 145�600 Apples 70 230 " 18�400 Apricots ·s10 *253 ll 151,800 Figs. 1,236 20 · 620 " 198,720 Grapes-table 575 4�140 ll · 310 � 500 Grapes-raisin 14;042 336 *24 651 Tl 3,859�850 7 Grnpes-wine 3,011 20 18�970 IT 1,422 � 750 Noctnrincs 161 60 1;029 IT 66�880 Olives 493 21 1�100 II 176�000 ?enc ho s�clingr-:; tono iso 175 2*304 IT 140;560 Ponchos-frocBtono 871 90 615 IT 270;600

3;780 II 302�400 Plums 221 21 1,063 IT 148�820 1Ns.lnuts 13 15 6 IT 3�120

,J2 ,T9n 819 $7, rns ,ooo *Dried

TRUCK CROPS

Production

.;\::iporngus 475 54�800 crc1tcs )� 158;920 ;u,. :Scots-tublc 50 11 ;�]50 " 22;500 Co.rrots 137 4(;800 " {4�800 Corn-sweat 146 17;520 IT 35;010 C ·:'!:)b o.go 129 1�032 ton::i 41�280 J::uliflowor •i-1 1s·1.:oo crctos 2� � 6-�0 Lottuco 83 23;210 " 39;500 1fi.clons-wctcr 338 2 � ::566 tons 94;610 McJ. ons-o thor 137 2 7 � '1,00 crntos 82;20() Onions 78 10, 9:::0 s.r�cks 37,130 Po�.s 31 62 tonD 7;750 SDinoch 61 13;115 c r�., tos 22; 9 50 ;fq_unsh t59 2�590 tons 64;750 Tome. toes 4:46 83�000 lugs 190;900

5, �332 tons 133�300 L:iscoll:=:noous 92 36

!80:)

�05 $1 0''7 1rn ' o'.) , ) .,

..

Field Crops

Bearing Acreage Production

Alfalfa 21,600 l2.9,600 tons Barley 73�742 40,560 II

Beans 6,537 59;710 sacks Corn-Indian 379 3,790 tons Corn-grain sorghum 4�666 4�083 II

Cotton 36,000 lint-40�325 b:-i.les seed-20,163 tons

Flax 3;054 2�06l II

Grnin Hay 1�000 1;000 11

Oats 4,456 2,896 "Pea.nuts 96· 58 Tl

Poto.toes 2, 5/?,7 379;050 so .. cks PotCLtoes (sweet) 338 1;350 tonu '.Vhe::i.t 23'663 11,832 II

' Pcrmnnont pnsturo 11

2980

190,038

ANIMAL PRODUCTION

Amount sold

*Beef cattle & cr.tl ve s 59�024 hc:.:d Hogs 31�500 II

Shoop: Lambs �<.:,000 Tl

Vlool ·320�000 lbs,Dairy Products (milk & cronrn) 2;439,360 lbu.

Poultry: Eggs 1,200,000 do7, ., -Chickens & turkoys 205,280 birds

Fertilizer 14,200 tons

*Includes import ed feeders & gain in value

MISCELLANEOUS

fut

Tott1l VC'J.luc

F.O.B.Fn:rm

$2,592;000 1,825;200

363�270 18;950

244�980 4�032;500 1,088�800

222�590 20�000

156�380 a;410

663�3�0 135�000 567,940

$1I, 9:39, 350

$5,352;780 97b;200 361,160

'128,000 l,93�;042

504,000 665,200 49,700

$9,955,082

Nursery Stock Bees

1s2;000 plants $ 294;500 lbs.honey

6,600 lbs.wax

31 ;oso 37;190

2;740 535�400 606,410

u.s. Agricultural and Parity Payments

SUMMARY Total value of fruit and nut crops Total value of truck crops Total vnluo of fields crops Totnl value of unim8l production Total value of misccllancouo

$

$7 ;21s;ooo 1,037�100

11,939;360 9,955�082

'606,410 $30,753,962

CROP

1938

Fruit $1,'745,830

T.ruck. 198,725

Field 4,668 ,.690

*animal Production --

l'llisc 1 1. 719,800

TOTALS t'7 3r3 0/;5 .,p ' ,D , ':i:

R E C A P I T U L l T I O N --------------

1939

$1,795,2.00

263,185

5,043,615

--

723,-s:50

:;�7, 825,450

AGRICULTUHA.L I�JCOME

1940

'.i;il 665 825 , ,

188,280

5,997,630

3,887,475

99�,246

)12, 733,�56

1941

<lt;� 1 91 825 "tr'-' ,...a... ,.

2.83>060

7,547,.620

5,086 ,.160

971,.638

:)1 7, 080, 303

1942

l',3 7 ,.. 8,..,0 :;p ,. 9�, ,.,

467,045

9 ,.567 ,.590

8,557 ,.290

520 ,.080

A22 OQ7 8°� •,i; ..i � 'V ,.. '-.,._t_.

1943

,7.216,000

1 ,. 037,100

ll ,.939,360

9,955,082.

606,.410

:";30, 753,952.

*�nimal production includes beef cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, milk & butter fat, DOultry, eggs,

chickens, turkeys and fertilizer; no record of valuation was made in 1938 and 1939.