060049-OH Potato

Project 195 QID 060049			OMB No. 0535-0002 Approval Expires 12/31/2007
	POTATO ACREAGE FOR 2006 AND DISPOSITION OF 2005 CROP					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					Ohio Field Office P.O. Box 686 Bromfield Admin. Bldg. Room 103 8995 East Main Street Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 Phone: 614-728-2100 Fax: 614-728-2206 Email: [email protected]
				Dear Reporter: Your cooperation is needed to determine the acreage planted to potatoes this season and the disposition of the 2005 crop. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, your answers to the questions below will be appreciated and will be confidential. Please return this inquiry promptly. Thank you for your help.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

PLEASE REPORT FOR THE FARM OR FARMS YOU OPERATE
ACREAGE PLANS AND SEED FOR THE 2006 CROP
1. How many acres of potatoes have you planted or do you expect to plant in 2006?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Acres
2. How many hundredweight of seed potatoes were used or will be used to plant this 2006 acreage?. . . . . .	Cwt.
a. How much of the total seed for 2006 planting was purchased?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Cwt.
ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION - 2005 CROP
3. Total acres of potatoes harvested in 2005 on the farm or farms you operate.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Acres
4. Quantity of potatoes harvested from all the acres reported in item 3. (Report total quantity hauled from field.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Cwt.
DISPOSITION - 2005 CROP
5. Of the potatoes reported harvested in Item 4, what quantity was or will be:
a. Lost through shrinkage, decay and dumping? (Including loads rejected after shipping that have no value.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Cwt.
b. Sold for:
1. Table stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Cwt.
2. Processing (Chipping, frozen products, dehydrating, excluding starch). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Cwt.
3. Processing for starch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Cwt.
4. Seed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Cwt.
5. Livestock Feed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Cwt.
c. Used on this farm: (Include only potatoes reported in Item 4 used for human food, for planting your 2006 crop, and for livestock or poultry feed. Do not include potatoes you purchased for food, seed or feed.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Cwt.
d. Total (Sum of items 5a, 5b, and 5c should equal Item 4.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Cwt.

SALES OF 2005 CROP POTATOES (INCLUDE CONTRACT AND OPEN MARKET SALES)	PLEASE REPORT:
	Average Price Received	Quantity Sold
6. Sold for Table Stock or Fresh Market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	102	101
	$ .____	Cwt.
7. Sold for Chipping or Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	106	105
	$ .____	Cwt.
8. Sold for Seed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	110	109
	$ .____	Cwt.
9. Sold for Livestock Feed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	114	113
	$ .____	Cwt.

Would you like to receive a copy of the results of this survey in the mail? (The survey results will also be available on the Internet at http://www.nass.usda.gov.)
YES – [Enter Code 1.] NO – [Enter Code 3.]	099

REPORTED BY: __________________________________ PHONE: ____________________ DATE: ________________

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