QID 120034A Form A Soybean Yield Survey Initial Interview

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Project Code 102 QID 120034 A		OMB No. 0535-0088: Approval Expires 11/30/2008
	FORM A SOYBEAN YIELD SURVEY SEGMENT __________ TRACT __________ Initial Interview 2008			NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

	YEAR, CROP, FORM, MMDD (1 – 7)		Region, State, District		POID	Sample		Page	of
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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 soybeans in field(s) in this tract.			101
Show operator his tract and fields on PHOTO. Verify the fields and the acreages of soybeans planted in the tract and entered in Table A.			DO NOT CHANGE
Record the acreages of soybeans to be harvested for beans in Column 6 and ADD to total.		If no soybeans 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 SOYBEANS

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

ACRES OF SOYBEANS TO BE HARVESTED FOR BEANS (Col. 2 minus Col. 5)

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112

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2. The total soybean acreage (column 6) to be harvested for beans 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 soybeans 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 beans?

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: SOYBEANS--Continued
All questions on this page apply to SAMPLE FIELD ONLY.
3. Copy acres of soybeans for beans in Sample Field Number from Table A, column 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				ACRES	103	. ____
4. What was the row width (planter setting) for the soybeans planted in this sample field? . . . . . .				INCHES	110	. ____
ENUMERATOR NOTE: If this is an odd-numbered sample and the planted row space is less than or equal to 18 inches, lay out the sample unit and complete the Row Space Measurements, but do not complete the Form B counts for the August 1 survey.
5. Has this field been (or will it be) irrigated? YES = 1 DON’T KNOW = 2 NO = 3				CODE	114
6. On what date was planting completed in this soybean field? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				MM DD	107
7. (Show Respondent Show Card) What variety are the soybeans in the selected field?				ENTER CODE	130
ARKANSAS ONLY:	Group II Group III Group IV Group V	6 Group VI 7 Group VII 8 Don’t Know
8. What Maturity Group are the soybeans in the selected field? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			. . . . . . . . . .	CODE	108

9. With your permission I will go out to the field and mark off two small plots to be used in making plant and fruit counts. I will return to the plots each month until harvest to make counts and measurements, and harvest and weigh a few beans. 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.
a. The United Soybean Board (USB) has requested the soybean samples after NASS has completed their yield analyses. USB would like the sample and variety to analyze compositional traits such as oil and protein to increase the value of U.S. soybeans. Do we have your permission to provide your soybean sample to USB? YES = 1 NO = 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	CODE
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10. 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 .

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