QID 351113 Cattle On Feed Inquiry - May 1, 2013 - TX

CATTLE ON FEED INQUIRY - MAY 1, 2013
			OMB No. 0535-0213 Approval Expires: 3/31/2014 Project Code: 154 QID: 351113 SMetaKey: 3511
				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

						Texas Field Office P.O. Box 70 Austin, TX 78767 1-800-626-3142 FAX: 1-800-842-1331 E-mail: [email protected]

Your answers to the questions below are needed to prepare reliable State and National cattle on feed statistics to be published in the May 17, 2013 Cattle on Feed Report. The data are collected and published as a service to the cattle industry and may assist in planning and adjusting your cattle feeding operations. Your report is needed even though you may not currently have cattle on feed. Please mail your report in the enclosed envelope.

	The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107-347 and other applicable Federal laws, your responses will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed in identifiable form to anyone other than employees or agents. By law, every employee and agent has taken an oath and is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation. Response is voluntary.
	According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB number is 0535-0213 The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Please make corrections to names, address and ZIP Code, if necessary.

We need to know about all cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market, regardless of ownership, on the total acres operated.
1. How many cattle and calves were on feed May 1, that will go directly from this operation to the slaughter market?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	652
2. During April, how many cattle and calves:
a. were placed on feed in your feedlot(s)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	653
b. were shipped to slaughter market from your feedlot(s)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	654
c. were shipped to someone else’s feedlot(s)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	655
d. were returned to grazing?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	656
e. died?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	657

3. Of the number placed [Item 2a], how many or what percent weighed:	PERCENT			HEAD
a. Less than 600 pounds?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	661			671
b. 600 – 699 pounds?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	662			672
c. 700 – 799 pounds?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	663	OR		673
d. 800 pounds and over?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	664			674
TOTAL	100%
				(Total must equal Item 2a)
OVER PLEASE

4. Has this operation (name of label) been sold, or turned over to someone else?

NO - Go to Item 5 YES - Identify the new operator(s).

Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________ Phone: ________________________________

City: ______________________________________ State: ________________________ Zip:_____________________

a. Did this person operate land individually in this State on June 1, 2012 ? YES NO

5. Survey Results: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to www.nass.usda.gov/results.

Would you rather have a brief summary mailed to you at a later date?

1 Yes 3No

099

				Optional Use
				916

Comments:

Respondent Name:

9911 Phone: (______) -- ______________

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

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Change

Office Use for POID

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

785

789 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

R. Unit

Optional Use

921

407

408

9906

9916

S/E Name