Form QID Pre-survey letter and screening form

July 15, 2010

Dear:

The USDA NASS Texas Field Office appreciates your cooperation last season in providing data for our Cotton Ginning Reports. We will be collecting and publishing data again this year and we are looking forward to your continued support.

We are now in the planning stages for the 2010 cotton season. Please help us by verifying or correcting your operation name, address and telephone numbers as it appears on this letter. If your gin won’t operate during the 2010 season, please indicate that in the space provided below.

If you would like to receive copies of the Cotton Ginners Record Book, please let us know how many you need on the order form below. Each record book provides space for recording 1,960 bales of cotton.

Please return this letter to us in the enclosed envelope. Once again, thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please call Paul Sueper at 1-800-626-3142.

Sincerely,

Doug Rundle

Director

YES - Please provide me with ________________copies of the Cotton Ginner’s Record Book.

This gin is intact but will NOT gin cotton this season.

This gin has been DISMANTLED or is NON-OPERATIVE.

This gin sells cottonseed intended for planting.

Completed by: _____________________________________

Phone: [______________] ____________ - ______________

Date: _____________________________________________