QID Cotton Objective Yield - Form A - Revised

Project Code 108

OMB No. 0535-0088: Approval Expires 5/31/2021

NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE

FORM A COTTON YIELD SURVEY
INITIAL INTERVIEW 2020

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.
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 0535-0088. The time required to complete this information collection is
estimated to average 20 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.

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JUNE PLANTED
ACRES

Earlier this season, the number of upland cotton acres you planted or intended to plant for all purposes on 101
all the land you operate was:............................................................................................................................

._____

DO NOT CHANGE

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1. Now I want to update this upland cotton acreage information. What is the current number of
upland cotton acres you planted for all purposes on all the land you operate?

ACRES

2. What are the total acres of upland cotton for harvest on the land you operate?
(If total equals zero, end interview.)

ACRES

._____
102

._____

Now, I need to identify one (or more) of your upland cotton field(s) and get their acreage.
Notes:
· For Sample Field 1, complete Table A for the upland cotton field closest to the respondent's residence.
·

For Sample Field(s) 2- 6, complete Table A for the upland cotton field(s) based off the cardinal directions indicated
on the label (e.g., northern most field)

SAMPLE
NUMBER
and
DIRECTION

TOTAL
ACRES
in FIELD

1

2

Acres in USE or CROPS OTHER THAN UPLAND
COTTON.
(For example: skip rows, ditches, roads, abandonment, etc.)

USE

ACRES

3

4

LOCATION DESCRIPTION/
INTERSECTION OF FIELD
(E.g., landmarks, features, street intersections)
5

. ____

. ____

. ____

. ____

. ____

. ____

. ____

. ____

. ____

. ____

. ____

. ____

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NOTES:

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FORM A: UPLAND COTTON - Continued

All questions below apply to this SAMPLE.
3. For the Sample Field, subtract Column 4 from Column 2 for the total acres of upland cotton for
harvest. Report these acres here........................................................................................................
ACRES

103

._____

4. What was the seeding rate used PER ACRE in planting this field?
(Include seed used for replanting this field)
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a. Pounds per acre?...........................................................................................................
POUNDS TO TENTHS

b. Seeds per acre?..................................................................................................................
SEEDS PER ACRE
1
2
3
4

5. What type of seed was planted? ........................

6. Has this field been (or will it be) irrigated?

1

☐

Fuzzy (non-delinted)
Mechanical delinted
Acid delinted
Don't know

Yes

3

☐

No

2

...........................

CODE

☐

CODE

Don't Know

._____

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110

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 (Inform respondent what day/approximate time you intend mark off two small plots to be used in
making plant and fruit counts)
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? ________________________________
NOTE: If this is a gleanings sample, tell the operator,
"After harvest, I will also lay out two small plots to determine harvest loss"
10. Respondent Name: _______________________________________
PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING:
Review for completeness

Sign name.

On kit envelope, record operators’

Telephone number
Expected harvest date.
Pesticide intentions (Item 8), and
Location to leave cotton (Item 9) on your kit envelope.

11. Enumerator Name:___________________________________

Enumerator Number
Supervisor Number
Evaluation
R.Unit

190
191
193
921

STATUS CODE

180