QID 120034B Form B - Soybean Yield Counts

Project Code 102 QID 120034B		OMB No. 0535-0088: Approval Expires 7/31/2018
	FORM B SOYBEAN YIELD COUNTS 2018			NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

Date:

1. Has operator applied pesticides with organophosphorus content to the sample field?

YES NO

If YES, enter latest application date and name of pesticide

			UNIT 1		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	350		351
		If code = 3, skip to Item 4

3. ROW SPACE MEASUREMENTS		UNIT 1			UNIT 2
a. Measure distance from plants in Row 1 to plants in Row 2 . .	Feet & Tenths	301	.___		303	.___
b. Measure distance from plants in Row 1 to plants in Row 5 . .	Feet & Tenths	304	.___		305	.___

OBSERVATIONS WITHIN 3-FOOT UNITS

UNIT 1

UNIT 2

ROW 1

ROW 2

ROW 1

ROW 2

4. Number of plants in row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

306

307

308

309

5. Stage of maturity. Circle the Maturity Code for each unit.

When in doubt, classify the unit in the lower stage of maturity.

Pods Set, Leaves Still Green or Earlier

Pods Filled, Leaves Turning Yellow

Pods Turning Color, Leaves Shedding

Pods Brown, Almost Mature or Mature

UNIT 1

300

2

300

3

300

4

300

5

UNIT 2

302

2

302

3

302

4

302

5

For each unit in Stage 2, complete items 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 only.

For each unit in Stage 3 or 4, complete items 6 and 10 only.

For each unit in Stage 5, complete items 6, 10,11 & 12 only.

FORM B: SOYBEANS - continued

COUNTS for 6-INCH ROW SECTIONS (in front of 3-foot units)

If no plants are present, enter dashes (-) for items 6 thru 10. In each unit, complete all

items for Row 1 before starting on Row 2. Perform the check after completing item 10.

	UNIT 1			UNIT 2
	ROW 1	ROW 2		ROW 1	ROW 2
6. Number of plants	310	311		312	313
7. Number of nodes on main stem of plants	314	315		316	317
8. Number of lateral branches with blooms, dried flowers, or pods	318	319		320	321
9. Number of blooms, dried flowers, and pods	326	327		328	329
10. Number of pods with beans (include all pods in which beans have begun to form regardless of size or condition of beans)	346	347		348	349

FOR ANY ROW, if item 10 is greater than item 9, recount 9 and 10.

STAGE 5 MATURITY ONLY
11. When MATURITY is in Stage 5 only: Harvest all pods (all sizes with or without beans) from all plants in the 3-foot section of Row 1 for each unit in Stage 5. NOTE: Special care should be taken so that pods are not damaged to ensure an accurate count of pods at the National Lab. Pick up all beans and loose pods in Row 1 middle. Deposit the pods and beans from each unit in separate paper bags. Attach ID tags and ship soybeans to the National Lab. Always complete and SHIP TWO ID TAGS even if ONE UNIT is not mature enough or has no pods.
			UNIT 1		UNIT 2
12. Did you pick ANY pods or beans from Row 1 and send them to the National Lab? (Maturity Code must be Stage 5, or farmer harvest is expected within three days, to be picked.)			 YES  NO		 YES  NO
If counts were NOT completed for one or both units, give reason in comments.

ENUMERATOR COMMENTS:
ENUMERATOR:				Enumerator Number	390
13. Did a supervisor assist you in working this sample?				Supervisor Number	391
YES NO				Evaluation	393

UPS Tracking Number:
	(For soybean samples sent to National Laboratory)

	UNIT 1	UNIT 2
STATUS CODE	380	381