QID 060051 Pecan Inquiry - Jan 2009 - GA

Project 142 QID 060051			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 1/31/2010
	PECAN INQUIRY January 2009						NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
						Georgia Field Office Suite 320, Stephens Federal Building Athens, GA 30601 Phone: 706-546-2236 Fax: 1-800-296-7953 Email: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
				The information requested in this survey is needed to prepare a report on the size of the 2008 pecan crop. Response is voluntary and not required by law. However, your report is needed to make the estimates as accurate as possible, even if you do not expect any production. Please complete and return this report in the enclosed envelope which does not need a stamp or fax to the number at the top. Your individual report is confidential and used only with other reports for statistical purposes. Thanks for your cooperation.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

REPORT FOR THE PECAN GROVES YOU OPERATE OR MANAGE
1. Expected production of pecans as a percent of full crop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent	901
Report the expected production of pecans right now, compared with prospects for a full crop. Let 100 represent the full crop you would expect if there was favorable weather and no damage from insects or disease. Enter zero to indicate complete failure.

	Improved Varieties	Native and Seedling	TOTAL, All Varieties
2. Pounds of pecans harvested and expected to be harvested for the 2008 crop year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lbs.	102	202	302
a. Quantity of Item 2 pecans sold and delivered to date. . . . . . . . . . Lbs.	104	204	304
b. Average price per pound received for pecans sold to date. . . . Cents	106	206	306
3. Pounds of pecans harvested last year (2007). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lbs.	103	203	303
4. Acres of bearing age trees maintained this year (2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Acres			308
5. Number of bearing age trees maintained this year (2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trees			310
6. Number of bearing age trees maintained last year (2007). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trees			305

7. COMMENTS about the pecan crop this year: (please use reverse side of page if needed)

The results of this survey will be available on the Internet at www.nass.usda.gov on January 23, 2009

Respondent Name: _______________________________

Phone: ____________________________

9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

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