QID 120033 A-1 Form A Cotton Yield Survey - Initial Interview

Project Code 108 QID 120033A-1		OMB No. 0535-0088: Approval Expires 2/29/2012
	FORM A COTTON YIELD SURVEY SEGMENT__________TRACT_________ INITIAL INTERVIEW 2011			NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

		YEAR, CROP, FORM, MMDD (1 – 7)		Region, State, District		POID	Sample		Page	of
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We are now collecting information to help determine crop production this year. Response to this survey is voluntary; however, we need and appreciate your cooperation. Any data reported by you or obtained from field observations will be kept confidential.
	Starting Time (Military Time)		171
			JAS PLANTED TRACT ACRES
1. Around June 1, you had planted or intended to plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . acres of upland cotton in field(s) in this tract.			101
Show operator their tract and fields on PHOTO. Verify the fields and the acreage of UPLAND COTTON planted in the tract and entered in Table A. Add any additional fields that have been planted to upland cotton.			DO NOT CHANGE

TABLE A

FIELD NUMBER (Sample field number has ##)

TOTAL ACRES IN FIELD

ACRES PLANTED TO UPLAND COTTON

Acres in USES or CROPS OTHER THAN UPLAND COTTON. (For example: skip rows, ditches, roads, abandonment, etc.)

ACRES OF UPLAND COTTON FOR HARVEST (Col. 2 minus Col. 5)

USE

ACRES

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5

6

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114

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2. The total UPLAND COTTON acreage (column 6) for harvest in this tract is . . . . . . . . . . .

ACRES

102

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Verify that the ACREAGE is correct. If NOT, RE-ADD.

IF ITEM 2 HAS

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-- A ZERO entry – Return all forms.

-- An Acreage entry – CONTINUE.

a. Was upland cotton planted in field number greater than zero?

YES – Continue on back page.

NO -- Did you list a NEW FIELD in Table A that is intended for harvest?

YES – This new field is now the sample field. If you listed 2 or more new fields, choose the one closest to the originally selected field. Continue on back page.

NO -- Conclude interview, record Form A ending time, and return all forms.

FORM A: COTTON--Continued
All questions on this page apply to the SAMPLE FIELD ONLY.
3. Copy acres of upland cotton for harvest in Sample Field Number from Table A, column 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	ACRES	103	. ____
4. What was the seeding rate used PER ACRE in planting this field? (Include seed used for replanting this field)

a. Pounds per acre?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			Pounds to Tenths	109	. ____
OR b. Seeds per acre?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			Seeds per Acre	108
5. What type of seed was planted? . . . . . . . .	Fuzzy (non-delinted) Mechanical delinted Acid delinted Don’t know	. . . .	CODE	110

6. Has this field been (or will it be) irrigated? YES = 1 DON’T KNOW = 2 NO=3

CODE

105

7. With your permission I will go out to the field and mark off two small plots to be used in making plant and fruit counts. I will return to the plots each month until harvest to make counts and measurements, and harvest and weigh a few bolls. Would that be all right?
YES –Continue. If this is a gleanings sample, tell the operator, “After harvest, I will also lay out two small plots to determine harvest loss.”
NO – Conclude interview and return all Forms.
8. Have you or will you apply pesticides with organophosphorous content to the sample field?
YES DON’T KNOW NO
If YES, enter latest application date _ and name of pesticide .
9. May the cotton I pick be removed from the field and not returned?
YES NO, where should I leave the cotton picked from the plots?
10. Respondent Name:	Ending Time (Military Time)		172
IMPORTANT: Review for completeness. Record ending time and sign name. Record operator’s expected harvest date, pesticide intentions (item 8), and location to leave cotton (item 9) if required on your kit envelope.	Enumerator Number		190
	Supervisor Number		191
		Evaluation	193
		R. Unit	921
11. Enumerator Name:	STATUS CODE		180