QID 060218 Summer Potato Crop - September 2008

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Project 195 QID 060218			OMB No. 0535-0002 Approval Expires 12/31/2009
	SUMMER POTATO CROP September 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]

		Dear Reporter: Your cooperation is needed to determine the 2008 summer potato production in the State. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, we would be grateful for your cooperation in completing this form. The information you furnish will be kept confidential and used only in combination with similar reports from other producers. Please use the enclosed envelope to return your response. No stamp is needed.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

PLEASE REPORT FOR THE FARM(S) YOU OPERATE
1. How many acres of potatoes were harvested or to be harvested in 2008?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						Acres
2. Yield per acre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				Yield per acre
- Check the following unit that applies to yield per acre reported in [Item 2].
	50 lb. bags	CWT	TONS		Other _____________________

3. The date your potato harvest started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. The date your potato harvest was/will be completed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Your comments on weather, first harvest date, harvest progress, yields per acre, and other crop items of interest will be appreciated.

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This completes the survey. Would you like to receive a free 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 – [Enter Code 1.] NO – [Enter Code 3.]	099

Respondent Name: _______________________________					Phone: ( )				Date: ______________________
OFFICE USE
Response		Respondent		Mode			Enum.	Eval.	Date
1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-R – Est 6-Inac – Est 7-Off Hold – Est 8-Known Zero	9901	1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Oth	9902	1-Mail 2-Tel 3-Face-to-Face 4-CATI 5-Web 6-e-mail 7-Fax 8-CAPI 19-Other		9903	098	100	9910
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