QID 000128 Master Fresh Market Vegetables - Winter

Project 139 QID 000128			OMB No. 0535-0037 Approval Expires 8/20/2009
	MASTER FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES Winter 2009						NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
						National Field Office U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rm 5030, South Building 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20250-2000 Phone: 1-800-727-9540 Fax: 202-690-2090 Email: [email protected]
	Crops harvested from January to March for the Fresh Market				The information requested in this survey is needed to prepare the fresh market vegetable estimates for the year. Response is voluntary and not required by law. However, your report is needed to make the estimates as accurate as possible. Please complete and return this report in the enclosed envelope which does not need a stamp. Your individual report is confidential and used only with other reports for statistical purposes. Thank you for your cooperation.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

INSTRUCTIONS:

● Report for the fall season that extends from October through December.

● Include acres that may be harvested slightly before or just after the period.

● Report for all land operated, including land rented from others.

● If you DO NOT grow the crop, please check  Crop Not Grown Box.

	Acres Planted (and to be Planted) for Harvest during Jan. – Mar.		Acres Harvested during Jan. - Mar. This year, 2009	Crop Not Grown (Please check  box below)
1. CROPS:	This year, 2009	Last Year, 2008

Artichokes
Asparagus
Beans, Lima
Beans, Snap
Beets
Broccoli
Cabbage (All)
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Corn, Sweet
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Endive & Escarole
Lettuce, Head 1/
Lettuce, Romaine & Other 2/
Melons, Cantaloupe
Melons, Honeydew
Melons, Watermelon (Seeded)
Melons, Watermelon (Seedless)

Onions, Spring
Onions, Summer (NonStorage)
Onions, Summer (Storage)
Peas, Green (English, garden)
Peppers, Bell
Peppers, Chile
Pumpkins
Ruabaga
Spinach
Squash
Squash, Winter
Strawberries
Tomatoes
Other: ___________________________
Other: ___________________________
1/ Report only the firm head varieties, such as crisphead (iceberg, etc.) or butterhead (Boston, bibb, etc.) 2/ Include romaine, cos and any loose leaf or stem type.

2. 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.]			Code
			099

3. Please COMMENT about prospects for the vegetable crops grown in your locality this year:
(Use reverse side if necessary.)

Respondent Name:			Phone: ( )			9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __
	For Office Use Only
	Response	Respondent		Mode	Enum.		Eval.
	9901	9902		9903	098		100
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