QID 200306 Cherry Inquiry - NY

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Project 134 QID 200306			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 1/31/2010
	CHERRY INQUIRY June 2009					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					New York Field Office 10B Airline Drive Albany, NY 12235-1004 Phone: 518-457-5570 Fax: 1-800-591-3834 Email: [email protected]
				The information requested in this survey is needed to forecast production of the 2009 cherry crop. Response is voluntary and not required by law. However, your report is needed to make the estimates as accurate as possible, even if you do not expect any production. Please complete and return this report in the enclosed envelope. Your individual report is confidential and used only with other reports for statistical purposes. Thank you very much for your cooperation.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

REPORT FOR THE ORCHARD(S) YOU OPERATE OR MANAGE

1. Expected production of cherries in your orchard(s) as percent of a full crop.	Tart Cherries	Sweet Cherries
(Let 100 percent represent the full crop you would expect if there was favorable weather and no damage from insects or disease.). . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent	220	230
2. Quantity of cherries expected for harvest this year (2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pounds	315	415
3. Total quantity harvested last year (2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pounds	310	410
4. Probable date harvest will begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Month/Day	/	/

5. 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

6. Please COMMENT about the condition and prospects for the Cherry Crop in your locality this year: Consider conditions of trees, winter injury, damage from spring freezes, insect and disease damages, moisture conditions, character of blooms, and weather deterring pollination.(Use reverse side if necessary)		OFFICE USE
	___________________________________________________________________________________________________	320
	___________________________________________________________________________________________________	420

Respondent Name: __________________________				Phone: ____________________________				9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ 09
For office use only
Response			Respondent			Mode				Enum.	Eval.
1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold	5-R – Est 6-Inac – Est 7-Off Hold – Est 8-Known Zero	9901 1	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
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