060070 Pecan

Project 142 QID 060070			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 11/30/2007
	PECAN SHELLERS & PROCESSORS INQUIRY 2005 Crop					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					Georgia Field Office Suite 320 Stephens Federal Building Athens, GA 30601 Phone: 706-546-2236 Fax: 1-800-296-7953 Email: [email protected]
				Please report the quantity of 2005 crop pecans which you have handled. The cooperation of all shellers and processors is needed to check the pecan estimates of the Department of Agriculture, which include State production figures and quantities shelled. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, we greatly appreciate the excellent cooperation of members of the pecan industry. This assistance has increased the accuracy and completeness of your pecan data. Your report will be held confidential. Please return this form promptly in the enclosed postage paid envelope. NOTE: The extra copy is for your records.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

INSTRUCTIONS: Report for the plant or plants you operated in 2005 Report as of May 1, 2006 Provide best estimate if exact figures are unavailable	POUNDS IN THE SHELL
	Improved	Seedlings
1. Total pounds of 2005 crop pecans shelled to date, including pecans shelled for others (unshelled basis). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+	061	161
a. Of the total quantity of pecans shelled to date, what is the meat equivalent production?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	062	162
2. Of the total pecans shelled (item 1), how many were:
a. grown by you?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	063	163
b. purchased from others? (including consignments and delayed payment terms). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	064	164
c. custom shelled for others?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	065	165
3. Pounds of 2005 crop pecans sold in the shell:
a. to other commercial shellers or processors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+	066	166
b. to wholesalers, retailers, mixers, etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +	067	167
c. direct to consumers through mail orders, your own sales rooms, or roadside stands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +	068	168
4. Pounds of unshelled crop pecans now owned by your plant, or possessed on consignment, regardless of where stored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +	069	169
5. Total quantity handled (Sum of 1a, 3 and 4 above). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .=	70	170

(over, please)

6. Of the total quantity in (item 5), how many pounds were grown in each of the following States:			POUNDS IN THE SHELL
Include pecans imported from Old Mexico but, Exclude those imported from other foreign countries.)			Improved	Seedlings
a. Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			001	101
b. Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			004
c. Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			005	105
d. California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			006
e. Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			012	112
f. Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			013	113
g. Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			020	120
h. Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			022	122
i. Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			028	128
j. New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			035
k. North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			037	137
l. Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			040	140
m. South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			045	145
n. Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			048	148
o. Other States (Specify:)		. . . . . . . . . . . . .	0_ _	1_ _
p. Old Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			059	159
7. Of the unshelled 2005 crop pecans now owned (item 4), how many pounds do you intend to shell?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			060	160

8. Do you own cold storage facilities that hold pecans for more than 30 days? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . YES NO

9. 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 [Enter code 1.] No [Enter code 3.]			099

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