QID 000605 Pear Production and Utilization -MI

Project Code 134 QID 000605

OMB No. 0535-0039: Approval Expires 01/31/2010

Pear Production and Utilization

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

Michigan Field Office P.O. Box 26248 Lansing, MI 48909-6248, 800-453-7501 ∙ 517-324-5299 FAX E-mail: [email protected]

2009

Estimates of production, use, and season average price for the 2009 pear crop are being prepared. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, cooperation is very important in order to estimate Michigan pear utilization and value accurately. Individual reports will be kept confidential. Please promptly return this report in the enclosed postage paid envelope, or fax it to (517) 324-5299.

Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

If not growing pears, check reason below and give new operator’s name.

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Farm Sold.

Operator’s Name:

________________________________________

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Retired from farming.

Address:

______________________________________________

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Entire farm rented to others.

City:

______________________

Zip:

______________________

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Farming, but not growing pears.

Phone:

_______________________________________________

Report only for the operation named on the label

Pounds

Price received (¢/lb.)

(Bushel = 56 lbs.)

1.

Quantity of pears harvested in 2009 (Including culls and drops picked-up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0200

2.

Pears from item 1 sold for:

A) Fresh Market: 1) Delivered to packing house or otherwise sold in bulk.

0201

0202

Packed by you (for price give gross return with no deductions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0203

0204

Sold retail by you (roadside stands or pick-your-own) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0205

0206

B) Commercial Processing (Price is net grower return at processor door) . . . . . . . . . .

0207

0208

3.

Other Harvested Fruit A) Consumed on your farm or given away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0210

B) Harvested fruit not utilized because of decay, shrinkage, cullage, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0211

4.

Quantity of mature pears not harvested because of low prices, shortage of labor, low yield, or poor quality, including drops not picked up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0212

5.

Bearing acres of pears on operation (Acres from which you harvested pears this year. Include blocks you rent from others, and exclude blocks rented out. Deduct any waste area within blocks.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0213

acres

Please comment on the 2009 crop:

_________________________________________________________

Respondent Name:

__________________________

Phone:

_____________________

9910

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Date:

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For office use only

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

1-Comp

5-R-Est

9901

1-Op/Mgr

9902

1-Mail

6-E-mail

9903

0098

0100

2-R

6-Inac-Est

2-Sp

2-Tel

7-Fax

3-Inac

7-Off Hold-Est

3-Acct/Bkpr

3-Face-to-Face

8-CAPI

4-Office Hold

8-Known Zero

4-Partner

4-CATI

19-Other

9-Oth

5-Web

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