QID 000709 Tart Cherry Inquiry - PA

Project 134 QID 000709			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 3/31/2010
	TART CHERRY INQUIRY Late May 2009					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					Pennsylvania Field Office 2301 N. Cameron Street Room G-19 Harrisburg, PA 17110-9405 Phone: 1-800-498-1518 Fax: 1-800-498-1548 Email: [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.				Information is needed to forecast the expected tart cherry crop in Pennsylvania. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law, but your reply to the questions on this form will be very helpful. Individual reports will be kept confidential. Please return this inquiry promptly. Thank you for your cooperation.

Definitions: Bearing Acreage: Acres from which you will harvest tart cherries this year. Include blocks you rent from others, and exclude blocks rented out. Deduct any waste area within blocks. Expected Production: The total pounds you anticipate harvesting. Consider the current condition of your orchards, and assume average weather and pest infestations until harvest. Expected Percent of Full Crop: A full crop is the yield you would expect to achieve under normal production conditions. This yield may or may not be the maximum production potential for your operation. Therefore, your Expected Percent of Full Crop may exceed 100%. Example: You project a mature block should produce 2500 pounds/acre and you estimate this year it will produce 3000 pounds/acre or 120% of a full crop.
1. Bearing acres of tart cherries in 2009	001	acres
2. Expected percent of full crop	002	percent
3. Expected 2009 production	003	pounds
4. 2008 production	004	pounds

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