QID 120031A2D Form A 2D Durham Wheat Yield Survey Initial Interview

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Project Code 101 QID 120031A 2D		OMB No. 0535-0088: Approval Expires 11/30/2008
	FORM A 2D DURUM WHEAT 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)
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		JAS SEEDED TRACT ACRES
1. Around June 1, you had seeded or intended to seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . acres of Durum wheat 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 Durum wheat planted in the tract and entered in Table A.		DO NOT CHANGE
Record the acreages of Durum wheat to be harvested for grain in Column 6 and ADD to total.

TABLE A

FIELD NUMBER (Sample field number has ##)

TOTAL ACRES IN FIELD

ACRES of DURUM WHEAT SEEDED

Acres in USES or CROPS OTHER THAN DURUM WHEAT to be harvested for grain. (For example: not seeded, other spring wheat, bare spots, waterways, roads, other crops, etc.)

ACRES OF DURUM WHEAT FOR GRAIN (Col. 2 minus Col. 5)

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

ACRES

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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 Durum wheat 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-2D: DURUM WHEAT--Continued
All questions on this page apply to the SAMPLE FIELD ONLY.
3. Copy acres of Durum wheat for harvest in Sample Field Number _______ from Table A, column 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	ACRES	103	. ____
4. Has this field been (or will it be) irrigated? YES = 1 NO=3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	ENTER CODE	105

5. With your permission I will go out to the field and mark off two small plots to be used in making stalk and head counts. I will return to the plots each month until harvest to make counts and clip a few heads to determine their size and weight. Would that be all right?
YES –Continue. If this is a gleanings 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.
6. 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 ___________________.
7. Respondent Name __________________________	Ending Time (Military Time)	172
IMPORTANT: Review for completeness. Record ending time and sign name. Record operator’s telephone number and expected harvest date on your kit envelope. Record pesticide intentions (item 6), onto the sample kit envelope and Form B.	Enumerator Number	190
	Supervisor Number	191
8. Enumerator __________________________	STATUS CODE	180