QID 120033B Form B Cotton Yield Counts

OMB No. 0535-0088: Approval Expires xx/xx/20xx

Project Code 108

NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE

FORM B
COTTON YIELD COUNTS
2022

Date:

UNIT LOCATION

UNIT 1

UNIT 2

1.

Number of paces along edge of field............................................................................................

+ 30

2.

Number of paces into field............................................................................................................

+ 30

Is this the SECOND Form B completed for this sample in this survey period?
3.

Yes

No

Has operator applied pesticides with organophosphorus content or a defoliate to the sample field?

Yes

No

If YES, enter latest application date

and name of pesticide
UNIT 2

UNIT 1

4.

5.

UNIT LOCATION CODE......................
1 First visit to lay out unit
2 Unit relocated this month
3 Sample unit laid out previously

.................. 305

If code = 3, skip to Item 6

ROW SPACE MEASURMENT
a.
b.

307

UNIT 1

301
Measure distance from stalks in Row 1 to stalks in Row 2
(EXCLUDE rows skipped and other crop) ..............................................................
Feet & Tenths

302
.____

303
Measure distance from stalks in Row 1 to stalks in Row 5
(EXCLUDE rows skipped and other crop)...............................................................
Feet & Tenths

COUNTS WITHIN 10- FOOT UNITS

UNIT 2
.____
304

.____

.____

UNIT 1
ROW 1

UNIT 2

ROW 2

ROW 1

ROW 2

6.

Number of Plants in row..................................................................................................................

311

321

331

341

7.

Number of BURRS (including burrs and open bolls on ground), clip burrs from plants as you 312
count, discard away from units.......................................................................................................

322

332

342

8.

Clip first 10 OPEN BOLLS in each unit (record counts, pick seed cotton and bag separately 313
by unit; discard burrs way from units. Begin at bottom of plant in Unit 1 and top of Plant in
Unit 2.) ...........................................................................................................................................

323

333

343

9.

314
Clip other OPEN BOLLS (if any) (Record counts, pick seed cotton and bag separately by
unit; discard burrs way from units.).................................................................................................

324

334

344

10. Clip from Plants all damaged or dried up, open or partially opened or large
unopened bolls from which no seed cotton will be harvested Discard away
from units.....................................................................................................................
Check box

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□

□

□

318

328

338

348

319

329

339

349

11. Number of PARTIALLY OPENED BOLLS with cotton visible.........................................................

12. Number of LARGE UNOPENED BOLLS 1- inch or more in diameter............................................

Pick up all large unopened and partially opened bolls which are on the ground (not attached to plants) Between Row 1 and Row 3
for each unit; discard away from units. Do not include in items 11 and 12

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FORM B COTTTON - continued

WEIGHTS

UNIT 1
325

13. Weight of item 8 seed cotton from first 10 open bolls (or less) in each unit......................

UNIT 2
345

Grams

□

After weighing, combine seed cotton from both units in 1 poly bag for the
National Lab................................................................................................................
Check box
316

326

336

346

If more than 4 weighings are needed, combine weighings to include all weights in the 4 unit 317
cells................................................................................................................................................

327

337

347

14. WEIGHT of item 9 seed cotton in each unit...................................................................................

3–FOOT COUNT SECTION BEYOND ROW 1 in UNIT 1 and UNIT 2
Count all the plants. Count all the fruit on the plants in the 3-foot row section beyond
Row 1. If no plants, enter zero.

UNIT 1, ROW 1

UNIT 2, ROW 1

350

365

387
16. Number of BURRS, OPEN and PARTIALLY OPENED BOLLS with cotton visible.............................

366

388
17. Number of LARGE UNOPENED BOLLS (1-inch plus) (Use Boll Gauge)...........................................

367

15. Number of PLANTS in 3-foot row section...........................................................................................

DEC 1, JAN 1 - Go to item 20
389

368

364

374

18. Number of SMALL BOLLS and BLOOMS (1 or 2 days old)...............................................................
OCT 1, NOV 1 - Go to item 20

19. Number of SQUARES
(Include triangular - shaped buds 1/8 inch or more in width.).............................................................
GENERAL
20. Has any cotton been harvested by the operator in either of the sample units?
1

Yes

3

No

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

376
Enter Code

21. Do you expect the farmer to final harvest within the next 10 days
(i.e., this is the last time you expect to work this sample)?
1

Yes

3

No

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

377
Enter Code

ENUMERATOR COMMENTS:

390

ENUMERATOR________________________________________
22. Did a supervisor assist you in working this sample?

Enumerator Number

Yes

No

391
Supervisor Number
393
Evaluation

UPS Tracking Number:
(For samples sent to National Laboratory)
380
STATUS CODE