QID 120032 A Form A Corn Yield Survey Initial Interview

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Project Code 104 QID 120032 A		OMB No. 0535-0088: Approval Expires 11/30/2008
	FORM A CORN YIELD SURVEY SEGMENT _________ TRACT _________ Initial Interview 2008			NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

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We are now collecting information to help determine crop production this year. Response to this survey is voluntary; however, we need and appreciate your cooperation. Any data reported by you or obtained from field observations will be kept confidential.
	Starting Time (Military Time)		171
			JAS PLANTED TRACT ACRES
1. Around June 1, you had planted or intended to plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . acres of corn for all purposes in field(s) in this tract.			101
Show operator his tract and fields on PHOTO. Verify the fields and the acreage of corn planted in the tract and entered in Table A.			DO NOT CHANGE
Record the acreages of corn to be harvested for grain in Column 6 and ADD to total.		If no corn planted in tract, correct Table A and return all Forms.

TABLE A

FIELD NUMBER (Sample field number has ##)

TOTAL ACRES IN FIELD

ACRES PLANTED TO CORN

Acres in USES or CROPS OTHER THAN CORN to be harvested for grain. (For example: silage, ditches, fence rows, waterways, roads, other crops, etc.)

ACRES OF CORN FOR GRAIN (Col. 2 minus Col. 5)

USE

ACRES

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105

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2. The total corn acreage (column 6) to be harvested for grain in this tract is . . . . . . . .

ACRES

102

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Verify that the ACREAGE is correct. If NOT, RE-ADD.

IF ITEM 2 HAS

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-- A ZERO entry – Return all forms.

-- An Acreage entry – CONTINUE.

a. Was corn planted in field number greater than zero?

YES – Continue on back page.

NO -- Did you list a NEW FIELD in Table A that is intended for harvest for grain?

YES – This new field is now the sample field. If you listed 2 or more new fields, choose the one closest to the originally selected field. Continue on back page.

NO -- Conclude interview, record Form A ending time, and return all forms.

FORM A-1: CORN--Continued
All questions on this page apply to the SAMPLE FIELD ONLY.
3. Copy acres of corn for grain in Sample Field Number from Table A, column 6 . . . . . .	ACRES	103	. ____
4. What was the planter row width setting? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	INCHES	107
5. On what date was planting completed in this corn field? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	MM DD	109
6. On what date was this corn field 50% silked? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	MM DD	110

7. With your permission I will go out to the field and mark off two small plots to be used in making stalk and ear counts. I will return to the plots each month until harvest to make counts and measurements, and harvest and weigh a few ears. Would that be all right?

YES –Continue. If this is a gleaning sample, tell the operator,

“After harvest, I will also lay out two small plots to determine harvest loss.”

NO – Conclude interview and return all forms.

8. Have you or will you apply pesticides with organophosphorous content to the sample field?

YES DON’T KNOW NO

If YES, enter latest application date and name of pesticide .

9. Where should I leave the corn picked from the units?

(Copy to the sample kit envelope the location where the operator wishes you to leave the corn.)

10. Do you intend to harvest this field as high moisture corn?

(High moisture corn is defined as corn with moisture content of 30 percent or more.)

YES DON’T KNOW NO

11. Respondent Name	Ending Time (Military Time)	172
IMPORTANT: Review for completeness. Record ending time and sign name. Record operators’ telephone number, harvest date, pesticide intentions (item 9), and location to leave corn (item 10) on your kit envelope.	Enumerator Number	190
	Supervisor Number	191
	Evaluation	193
12. Enumerator Name	STATUS CODE	180