OMB No. 0535-0088: Approval Expires 4/30/2015 |
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FORM B COTTON YIELD COUNTS 2015 |
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NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE |
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YEAR, CROP, FORM, MMDD (1 – 7)
5 3 3 ____ ____ ____ ____ |
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Date: |
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Is this the SECOND Form B competed for this sample in this survey period? YES NO |
1. Has operator applied pesticides with organophosphorous content to the sample field? |
YES NO |
If YES, enter latest application date and name of pesticide |
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UNIT 1 |
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UNIT 2 |
2. UNIT LOCATION CODE . . . |
1 First visit to lay out unit 2 Unit relocated this month 3 Sample unit laid out previously |
Enter Code |
305 |
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307 |
Go to item 4 when coded 3; otherwise go to item 3. |
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3. ROW SPACE MEASUREMENTS |
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UNIT 1 |
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UNIT 2 |
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a. Measure distance from stalks in Row 1 to stalks in Row 2 (Exclude rows skipped and other crop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Feet & Tenths |
301 |
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302 |
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b. Measure distance from stalks in Row 1 to stalks in Row 5 (Exclude rows skipped and other crop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Feet & Tenths |
303 |
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304 |
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COUNTS WITHIN 10-FOOT UNITS |
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UNIT 1 |
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UNIT 2 |
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ROW 1 |
ROW 2 |
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ROW 1 |
ROW 2 |
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4. Number of plants in row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
311 |
321 |
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331 |
341 |
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5. Number of BURRS (including burrs and open bolls on ground), clip burrs from plants as you count; discard away from units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
312 |
322 |
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332 |
342 |
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6. Clip first 10 OPEN BOLLS in each unit (record counts, pick seed cotton and bag separately by unit; discard burrs away from units. Begin at bottom of plant in Unit 1 and top of plant in Unit 2.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
313 |
323 |
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333 |
343 |
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7. Clip other OPEN BOLLS (if any) (Record counts, pick seed cotton and bag separately by unit; discard burrs away from units.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
314 |
324 |
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334 |
344 |
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8. Clip from plants all damaged or dried up, open or partially opened or large unopened bolls from which no seed cotton will be harvested. Discard away from units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Check box |
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9. Number of PARTIALLY OPENED BOLLS with cotton visible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
318 |
328 |
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338 |
348 |
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10. Number of LARGE UNOPENED BOLLS 1-inch or more in diameter . . . . . . . . . . |
319 |
329 |
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349 |
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Pick up all large unopened and partially opened bolls which are on the ground (not attached to plants) Between Row 1 and Row 3 for each unit; discard away from units. Do not include in items 9 and 10. |
FORM B COTTON - continued |
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WEIGHTS |
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UNIT 1 |
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UNIT 2 |
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11. Weight of item 6 seed cotton from first 10 open bolls (or less) in each unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Grams |
325 |
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After weighing, combine seed cotton from both units in 1 poly bag for the National Lab and check box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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12. WEIGHT of item 7 seed cotton in each unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
316 |
326 |
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336 |
346 |
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If more than 4 weighings are needed, combine weighings to include all weights in the 4 unit cells. |
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327 |
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347 |
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3–FOOT COUNT SECTION BEYOND ROW 1 in UNIT 1 and UNIT 2 Count all the plants. Count all the fruit on the plants in the 3-foot row section beyond Row 1. If no plants, enter zero. |
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UNIT 1, ROW 1 |
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UNIT 2, ROW 1 |
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13. Number of PLANTS in 3-foot row section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
350 |
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365 |
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14. Number of BURRS, OPEN and PARTIALLY OPENED BOLLS with cotton visible. |
387 |
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366 |
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15. Number of LARGE UNOPENED BOLLS (1-inch plus) (Use Boll Gauge) . . . . . . . |
388 |
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367 |
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*DEC 1, JAN 1 – Go to item 18 |
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16. Number of SMALL BOLLS and BLOOMS (1 or 2 days old) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
389 |
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368 |
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*OCT 1, NOV 1 – Go to item 18 |
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17. Number of SQUARES (Include triangular-shaped buds 1/8 inch or more in width.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
364 |
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374 |
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GENERAL |
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18. Has any cotton been harvested by the operator in either of the sample units? |
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YES = 1 NO = 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Enter Code |
376 |
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19. Do you expect the farmer to final harvest within the next 10 days (i.e., this is the last time you expect to work this sample)? |
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YES = 1 NO = 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Enter Code |
377 |
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ENUMERATOR COMMENTS: |
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ENUMERATOR: _______________________________________________ |
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Enumerator Number |
390 |
20. Did a supervisor assist you in working this sample? YES NO |
Supervisor Number |
391 |
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Evaluation |
393 |
UPS Shipping Tracking Number for samples sent to the NOD: |
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STATUS CODE |
380 |
File Type | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document |
Author | murpdi |
File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
File Created | 2021-01-25 |