QID Potato Acreage, Production and Marketing Inquiry, Decemb

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Project 205			OMB No. 0535-0002 Approval Expires 12/31/2009
	POTATO ACREAGE, PRODUCTION AND MARKETING INQUIRY December 2008				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
				Alabama Field Office P.O. Box 240578 4121 Carmichael Road Montgomery, AL 36124-0578 Phone: 334-279-3555 Fax: 334-279-3590 Email: [email protected]

		Your cooperation is needed to determine the acreage and production of the 2008 sweet potato crop and the acreage planted to sweet potatoes this season. This information will be helpful to all persons interested in the production and marketing of this 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 in the enclosed envelope, which requires no stamp.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

PLEASE REPORT FOR THE FARM(S) YOU OPERATE

Acreage and Production 2008

1. Total acres of potatoes planted in 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Acres	101
2. Total acres of potatoes harvested in 2008 on the farm(s) you operate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Acres	102

3. Quantity of potatoes harvested from entire acres reported in item 2. (Report total quantity hauled from field.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Bushels	103
Check the following unit that applies to quantity harvested [Item 2]
50 lb bags 100 lb. bags bushels Other___________________________

4. Preliminary quantity sold from 2008 production and average price received, by utilization.
	Quantity Sold (Bushels)	Average Price (Dollars Per Bushel)
a. Fresh Market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	104	114
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b. Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	105	115
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c. Seed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	106	116
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d. Livestock Feed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	107	117
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5. Have all potatoes been marketed?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

YES NO

6. Percent sold from 2008 production during the following months:

April	121	%
May	122	%
June	123	%
July	124	%
August	125	%
September	126	%
Unsold	127	%
Total	100	%
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)				CODE
Yes = 1 No = 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				0991

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9902

1-Mail 2-Tel 3-Face-to-Face 4-CATI 5-Web 6-e-mail 7-Fax 8-CAPI 19-Other

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