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Project Code 108   QID 120033A-1
  OMB No. 0535-0088:  Approval Expires 7/31/2018

FORM A  COTTON YIELD SURVEY
INITIAL INTERVIEW 2018
SEGMENT__________TRACT_________


NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
SERVICE


























Date:


Earlier this season you gave a representative from our office information about the cotton acreage on your farming operation.  We are now collecting information to help determine cotton production in (Your State) and the United States.

The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only.  Your responses will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both.  This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107-347 and other applicable Federal laws.  For more information on how we protect your information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality.  Response is voluntary.


Starting Time (Military Time)
171


JAS PLANTED TRACT ACRES

1.	Around June 1, the number of upland cotton acres you had planted or intended to plant for all purposes in the  				 field(s) in this tract.was. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
101
	Show operator their tract and fields on PHOTO.  Verify the fields and the acreage of
	UPLAND COTTON planted in the tract and entered in Table A.  Add any additional fields
	that have been planted to upland cotton.

DO NOT CHANGE

TABLE A
FIELD
NUMBER
(Sample field number has ##)
TOTAL
ACRES
in FIELD
ACRES PLANTED
to UPLAND COTTON
Acres in USE or CROPS OTHER THAN UPLAND COTTON.
(For example:  skip rows, ditches, roads, abandonment, etc.)
ACRES of UPLAND COTTON
for HARVEST
(Col. 2 minus Col. 5)



USE
ACRES

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3
4
5
6


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114
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2.	The total UPLAND COTTON acreage (column 6) for harvest in this tract is . . . . . . . . . .
ACRES
102
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	 Verify that the ACREAGE is correct.  If NOT, RE-ADD.



IF ITEM 2 HAS
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-- A ZERO entry – Return all forms.






-- An Acreage entry – CONTINUE.






FORM A COTTON - Question 2 continued

a.	Was upland cotton planted in field number 			     greater than zero?

		   YES – Continue.
		   NO -- Did you list a NEW FIELD in Table A that is intended for harvest?
					   YES –	This new field is now the sample field.  If you listed 2 or more new fields, choose the one
								closest to the originally selected field.  Continue.
					   NO --	Conclude interview, record Form A ending time, and return all forms.





















	All questions below apply to the SAMPLE FIELD ONLY.



3.	Copy acres of upland cotton for harvest in Sample Field Number 					 from
	Table A, column 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ACRES
103
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4.	What was the seeding rate used PER ACRE in planting this field?
		(Include seed used for replanting this field)




a.	Pounds per acre?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pounds to Tenths
109
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			OR
b.	Seeds per acre?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seeds per Acre
108





5.	What type of seed was planted? . . . . . . .
    1 Fuzzy (non-delinted)
    2 Mechanical delinted
    3 Acid delinted
    4 Don’t know
. . .
CODE
110






6.	Has this field been (or will it be) irrigated?    YES = 1	    NO=3	     DON’T KNOW = 2
CODE
105



7.	With your permission I will go out to the field and mark off two small plots to be used in making plant and fruit counts.  I will return to the plots each month until harvest to make counts and measurements, and harvest and weigh a few bolls.  Would that be all right?
	    YES –Continue.	If this is a gleanings sample, tell the operator,
							“After harvest, I will also lay out two small plots to determine harvest loss.”
	    NO – Conclude interview and return all Forms.
8.	Have you or will you apply pesticides with organophosphorus content to the sample field?
	    YES				    NO			   DON’T KNOW
	If YES, enter latest application date							_ and name of pesticide 							.
9.	May the cotton I pick be removed from the field and not returned?
	  YES

	  NO, where should I leave the cotton picked from the plots?

10.	Respondent Name:
Ending Time (Military Time)
172
PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING:
    • Review for completeness
    • Record ending time and sign name.
    • Record operators’
	Harvest date.
	Pesticide intentions (Item 8), and
	Location to leave cotton (Item 9) on your kit envelope.
Enumerator Number
190

Supervisor Number
191


Evaluation
193


R. Unit
921




11.	Enumerator Name:
STATUS CODE
180