QID 060090 Pecan Inquiry - Oct 2009 - GA

Project 142 QID 060090			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 3/31/2010
	PECAN INQUIRY October 1, 2009					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					Georgia Field Office Suite 320, Stephens Federal Building Athens, GA 30601 Phone: 706-546-2236 Fax: 1-800-296-7953 Email: [email protected]

The information requested in this survey is needed to prepare a report on the size of this year’s pecan 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 which does not need a stamp. Your individual report is confidential and used only with other reports for statistical purposes. Thanks for your cooperation.

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

REPORT FOR THE PECAN GROVES YOU OPERATE OR MANAGE
1. Expected production of pecans as a percent of full crop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERCENT	0901
Report the expected production of pecans right now, compared with prospects for a full crop. Let 100 represent the full crop you would expect if there was favorable weather and no damage from insects or disease. Enter zero to indicate complete failure.

	IMPROVED VARIETIES	NATIVE AND SEEDLING	TOTAL ALL VARIETIES
2. Pounds of pecans harvested or expected to be harvested this year (2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lbs.	0102	0202	0302
3. Pounds of pecans harvested last year (2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lbs.	0103	0203	0303

4. Acres of bearing age trees maintained this year (2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ACRES	0308
5. Number of bearing age trees maintained this year (2009). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TREES	0310
6. Number of bearing age trees maintained last year (2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TREES	0305

7. 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
			0099

8. COMMENTS about the pecan crop this year: (please use reverse side of page if needed)

Respondent Name: _______________________________

Phone: ____________________________

9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

	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-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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