QID 060208 Winter Potato Grade Out Inquiry

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Project 195 QID 060208			OMB No. 0535-0002 Approval Expires 12/31/2009
	WINTER POTATO GRADE OUT INQUIRY 2008 CROP				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
				California Field Office P.O. Box 1258 Sacramento, CA 95812 Phone: 916-498-5161 Fax: 1-888-478-5637 Email: [email protected]

PLEASE MAIL OR FAX BY SEPTEMBER 16, 2006. FAX Number: 1-888-478-5637		Dear Reporter: We need your help to prepare the final estimates of yield per acre, production, and value for California’s 2008 winter potato crop. The requested breakdown by grade will help to establish the value of the crop. Please complete this questionnaire and return it by September 16 in the enclosed postage-paid envelope or fax the report to 1-888-478-5637. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, your cooperation is very important to make our estimates more accurate. Individual reports are kept confidential and only used in State totals. If you have any questions, please call Jennie Peterson at 1-800-851-1127, Ext. 143. Thank you for your assistance.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

NOTE: Report only for the PAST WINTER crop (normally harvested from December through March)

1. Total acres of potatoes harvested during winter 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	100
2. Of the potatoes harvested in item 1, what quantity was:
a. Sold for:	CWT.
Table Stock: US #1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	101
US #2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	102
Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	103
Culls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	104
Chipping, Freezing, Dehydrating and Starch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	105
Seed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	106
Livestock Feed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	107
b. Lost (shrink, decay or dumped). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	108
c. Used on this farm (exclude potatoes purchased for food, feed or seed). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	109
d. TOTAL (Sum of a, b, and c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	110
3. Seeding rate per acre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	111

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)
YES – [Enter Code 1.] NO – [Enter Code 3.]	099

Reported by: ________________________________________________________ Date: __________________________

Telephone: _______________________E-mail: ___________________________________Fax: ____________________

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