QID 120038B Form B Potato Yield Counts

Project Code 117 QID 120038B		OMB No. 0535-0088: Approval Expires 7/31/2018
	FORM B POTATO 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 LOCATION				UNIT 1				UNIT 2
2. Number of rows along edge of field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			Rows
3. Number of paces into field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			Paces
ROW SPACE MEASUREMENTS				UNIT 1				UNIT 2
4. Measure distance from center of the stems in Row 1 to the center of the stems in Row 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Feet & Tenths		301	. ____			302	. ____
5. Measure distance from center of the stems in Row 1 to the center of the stems in Row 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Feet & Tenths		303	. ____			304	. ____
COUNTS WITHIN 20 FOOT UNITS
				305				306
6. Number of HILLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Select hills 8, 9, and 10 in each unit, dig each hill, brush and thoroughly clean tubers. Count tubers 1 ½ inches or more in diameter (use gauge).

7. Number of TUBERS 1 ½ inches or more in diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						307					308
IDAHO, MAINE, OREGON and WASHINGTON – Skip items 8 and 9 and send tubers from both units to lab.
8. Enter type: . . . . . . .		Red = 1 White = 2 Russet = 3 Yellow = 5			. . . . . . . . . . . . .					CODE	317
Weigh the tubers from item 7 and record the weight. (Remove tubers from bag and brush before weighing) 9. Field weight of each unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						UNIT 1					UNIT 2
				GRAMS		309					310
a. Second weighing (Use only if scale capacity exceeded) . . . . . . . . .				GRAMS		311					312
b. Third weighing (Use only if scale capacity exceeded) . . . . . . . . . . .				GRAMS		313					314
Enumerator:						Enumerator Number					390
						Supervisor Number					391
						Evaluation					393
						STATUS CODE					380

FORM B: POTATOES Continued
LABORATORY DETERMINATIONS

IDAHO, MAINE, OREGON AND WASHINGTON – Complete items 10, 11 and 12.

		LAB WEIGHT
10. UNIT 1 net weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	GRAMS	315
11. UNIT 2 net weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	GRAMS	316
12. Red = 1, White = 2, Russet = 3, Yellow = 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .	CODE	317